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Nurses' perceptions of their problem‐solving ability
Journal of Advanced Nursing, 1991A problem‐solving approach to nursing practice has been advocated in the nursing literature for some time However, the extent to which nurses perceive themselves as capable problem solvers or improve their problem‐solving ability during their nursing education is not generally known The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between ...
A M, Chang, D, Gaskill
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Is There a General Problem-Solving Ability?
The Journal of General Psychology, 1974Summary When 15- to 16-year-old subjects were presented with five different problem situations as a writing task, a clear relationship between success on the problems and scores on a test of general intelligence was found among the 32 boys. Among the 41 girls fewer solutions were found, and IQ was not seen to be closely related to problem-solving ...
Kjell Raaheim, Geir Kaufmann
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Assessment of problem‐solving ability
Medical Education, 1977Summary It is recognized that no problem solving can take place without a background knowledge. As the highest marks in PMPs are now being consistently achieved by those candidates who arrive at the correct diagnosis without accumulating excessive information and at the same time avoiding irrelevant or incorrect data the PMP may be ...
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Adolescent substance users: Problem-solving abilities
Journal of Substance Abuse, 1993Cognitive ability and cognitive egocentrism were examined as predictors of problem-solving ability in adolescent substance users in a vocational training program. Problem-solving outcome variables were significantly predicted by two cognitive ability measures, as well as by measures of cognitive independence and egocentrism in thinking.
A, Frank, V, Green, D W, McNeil
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Worrying, social problem-solving abilities, and social problem-solving confidence
Behaviour Research and Therapy, 1994This study investigated the relationship between worrying and two features of social problem solving: problem-solving ability and confidence. However, while levels of worrying were significantly related to both poor problem-solving confidence and poor perceived control over the problem-solving process, worrying was unrelated to problem-solving ability ...
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Problem solving in schizophrenia: a specific deficit in planning ability
Schizophrenia Research, 1995The study investigated problem solving ability in schizophrenia. Thirty DSM-IIIR schizophrenic patients and 27 matched normal controls were tested on the Three-Dimensional Computerised Tower of London Test (3-D CTL Test) (Morris et al., 1993). The patients took significantly more moves to solve a series of problems and solved significantly fewer ...
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The perceived problem-solving ability of nurse managers*
Journal of Nursing Management, 2006The development of a problem-solving approach to nursing has been one of the more important changes in nursing during the last decade. Nurse Managers need to have effective problem-solving and management skills to be able to decrease the cost of the health care and to increase the quality of care.This descriptive study was conducted to determine the ...
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How we measure problem‐solving ability
Medical Education, 1983Summary A review of some of the more recent literature on problem solving is presented. An attempt is made to identify factors which may lead to discrediting the PMP (Patient Management Problem) as a measure of problem‐solving ability.
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The Future Problem Solving Program: An Investigation of Effects on Problem-Solving Ability
Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1993Abstract The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of the Future Problem Solving Program on gifted students′ ability to solve futuristic problems similar to those used in the program. The first research question dealt with the effects of the Future Problem Solving Program on subjects total score on an ill-structured problem.
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