Nursing Education - Concept Mapping And Critical Thinking

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A 15 page paper. The purpose of this study was to conduct an academic critical appraisal related to literature review on critical thinking skills and concept mapping. Five articles are reviewed. In each, the participants in the study were baccalaureate nursing students. Each article discusses critical thinking skills and concept mapping. The earliest article is from 1999 and the latest articles are from 2006, thus, a range in time is presented. This demonstrates the long and ongoing emphasis on critical thinking as well as an emphasis on concept mapping as a tool to develop critical thinking skills. Bibliography lists 5 sources.