Background: The complex health system and challenging patient care environment require experienced nurses,\nespecially those with high cognitive skills such as problem-solving, decision- making and critical thinking. Therefore,\nthis study investigated the impact of social problem-solving training on nursing studentsâ?? critical thinking and\ndecision-making.\nMethods: This study was quasi-experimental research and pre-test and post-test design and performed on 40\nundergraduate/four-year students of nursing in Borujen Nursing School/Iran that was randomly divided into 2\ngroups; experimental (n = 20) and control (n = 20). Then, a social problem-solving course was held for the\nexperimental group. A demographic questionnaire, social problem-solving inventory-revised, California critical\nthinking test, and decision-making questionnaire was used to collect the information. The reliability and validity of\nall of them were confirmed. Data analysis was performed using SPSS software and independent sampled T-test,\npaired T-test, square chi, and Pearson correlation coefficient.\nResults: The finding indicated that the social problem-solving course positively affected the studentâ?? social\nproblem-solving and decision-making and critical thinking skills after the instructional course in the experimental\ngroup (P < 0.05), but this result was not observed in the control group (P > 0.05).\nConclusions: The results showed that structured social problem-solving training could improve cognitive problemsolving,\ncritical thinking, and decision-making skills. Considering this result, nursing education should be presented\nusing new strategies and creative and different ways from traditional education methods. Cognitive skills training\nshould be integrated in the nursing curriculum. Therefore, training cognitive skills such as problem- solving to\nnursing students is recommended.
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