Self-Ratings of Confidence in Clinical and Critical Thinking Problem-Solving as a Function of Post-Qualification Experience. A Study of Radiation Therapists

Helena Ferris, Kenneth McKenzie and Kevin Thomas
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Helena Ferris: School of Radiation Therapy, University of Dublin, Trinity College, Dublin
Kenneth McKenzie: Geary Institute, University College Dublin
Kevin Thomas: School of Psychology, University of Dublin, Trinity College, Dublin

No 200713, Working Papers from Geary Institute, University College Dublin

Abstract: Recognising one’s abilities and limits in clinical tasks is a valuable part of professionalism. This study investigated the self-ratings of problem-solving confidence of radiation therapists in two domains: clinical scenarios and critical thinking items. We divided the sixty participants into three groups based on post-qualification experience (PQE), and found that greater PQE was linked with higher self-rated confidence on clinical scenarios, but not in critical thinking items.

Date: 2007-05-08
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