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Nursing and creativity: Does the speciality make a difference? Woodrow, Daniel James
Abstract
This descriptive study explores creativity among three groups of subjects: nursing students, medical—surgical nurses, and home care nurses. The Verbal Torrance Test of Creativity was used to measure overall creativity, fluency flexibility and originality between three groups of 30 subjects. The research questions were: What is the level of creativity in three groups of nurses: second year diploma nursing students, medical-surgical nurses and home care nurses?, Do medical—surgical nurses and home care nurses differ in measures of creativity?, and Do registered nurses and nursing students differ in measures of creativity? The results indicate no significant differences at r=0.05 significance level when the t—test was performed. All subjects were however, above the standardized mean of 100 when compared to a large normative sample of children and adults. When compared to a normative sample of adults the subjects were above median for overall creativity.
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Nursing and creativity: Does the speciality make a difference?
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University of British Columbia
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| Date Issued |
1992
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| Description |
This descriptive study explores creativity among three
groups of subjects: nursing students, medical—surgical
nurses, and home care nurses. The Verbal Torrance Test
of Creativity was used to measure overall creativity,
fluency flexibility and originality between three
groups of 30 subjects.
The research questions were: What is the level of
creativity in three groups of nurses: second year
diploma nursing students, medical-surgical nurses and
home care nurses?, Do medical—surgical nurses and home
care nurses differ in measures of creativity?, and Do
registered nurses and nursing students differ in
measures of creativity? The results indicate no
significant differences at r=0.05 significance level
when the t—test was performed.
All subjects were however, above the standardized mean
of 100 when compared to a large normative sample of
children and adults. When compared to a normative sample
of adults the subjects were above median for overall
creativity.
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eng
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| Date Available |
2008-12-16
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| Provider |
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use.
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| DOI |
10.14288/1.0086558
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University of British Columbia
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| Graduation Date |
1992-11
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| Scholarly Level |
Graduate
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