Abstract Objective Clinical thinking ability is an important foundation for nursing safety. Quantitative studies using validated questionnaires on clinical thinking ability of undergraduate nursing interns in china are rare. The students’ baseline clinical thinking ability must be evaluated before exploring ways to improve their level of clinical thinking ability. This study aimed to investigate the factors potentially involved in the clinical thinking ability of undergraduate nursing interns. Methods In this cross-sectional study, male and female undergraduate nursing interns (n = 311) from Inner Mongolia, China were included in the final sample. The Clinical Thinking Ability scale of the Medical Students and Information Literacy Competency Scale of the Applied Undergraduate Student (ILCSAUS ) was used for evaluation. Multivariate stepwise linear regression analysis and spearman correlation test were performed to assess the association between various factors associated with clinical thinking ability. Results The students’ clinical thinking ability score was 81.00(74.00ཞ94.00). The highest score in the three dimensions was critical thinking ability dimension, and the average score was 3.50(3.00ཞ4.00). Multivariable stepwise linear regression analysis showed that English level, birth place, and exam results were independently associated with clinical thinking ability scores ( p < 0.05). Clinical thinking ability scores were correlated with information literacy (r = .333, p < 0.001). Conclusions Results indicate that strengthening the learning of English and exam courses, paying attention to students born in cities and the level of information literacy can help improve clinical thinking ability in the undergraduate nursing interns.
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