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The study aims to understand nurse educators' views on nursing students' critical thinking and the barriers to effective teaching.

March 10, 2026Nursing ForumOpen Access

Nurse Educators’ Perspectives on Nursing Students’ Critical Thinking Skills and Barriers for Effective Teaching: A Descriptive Cross‐Sectional Study

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Descriptive cross-sectional study assesses critical thinking skills and teaching barriers in nursing education, suggesting areas for improvement.

The study aims to understand nurse educators' views on nursing students' critical thinking and the barriers to effective teaching.
Descriptive cross-sectional design
Data collection lasted four months, from October 2022 to January 2023
Two updated questionnaires were used
Convenient sampling of 53 nurse educators and 415 nursing students
Data analyzed using SPSS software
58% of nursing students had moderate critical thinking skills
34% were perceived to have low critical thinking skills
Barriers identified included students’ intellectual characteristics and institutional environment
The relationship between academic year and critical thinking skills was significant

Dorgham et al. (2026) studied this question.

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Descriptive cross-sectional study assesses critical thinking skills and teaching barriers in nursing education, suggesting areas for improvement.