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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2013.14.3.1301

Influence of Critical Thinking Disposition on Satisfaction with Clinical Practice and Intention of Recommendation among Paramedic Students  

Choi, Mi-Young (Bundang CHA General Hospital emergency room)
Moon, Tae-Young (Department of Emergency Medical Service, Kangwon National University)
Lee, Hyun-Ji (Department of Emergency Medical Service, Kangwon National University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.14, no.3, 2013 , pp. 1301-1312 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of the critical thinking disposition of paramedic students to their satisfaction with hospital clinical practice and intention of recommendation. As for data analysis, the statistical packages SPSS WIN 20.0 and AMOS 20.0 were employed, and frequency analysis, factor analysis, multiple regression analysis and structural equation modeling were utilized. Besides, Cronbach alpha coefficients were calculated to check item internal consistency. The level of significance was all set at .05. A survey was conducted to collect data from May 12 to August 25, 2012, and the answer sheets from 305 respondents were gathered and analyzed. The critical thinking disposition of the paramedic students was found to have a significant impact on their satisfaction with clinical practice, and the hypothesis about that was accepted. Their critical thinking disposition was found to exert a significant influence on their intention of recommendation as well, and the hypothesis about that was accepted. Finally, their satisfaction with clinical practice was found to affect their intention of recommendation in a significant way, and the hypothesis about that was accepted. The findings of the study suggested that in order to nurture professional and competent paramedics, the content of clinical practice should systematically be managed on a regular basis, and prolonged research efforts should be directed into program development.
Keywords
Clinical practice; Critical thinking disposition; Paramedic students; Recommendation; Satisfaction;
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