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

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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)

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.

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  • Helena Ferris & Kenneth McKenzie & Kevin Thomas, 2007. "Self-Ratings of Confidence in Clinical and Critical Thinking Problem-Solving as a Function of Post-Qualification Experience. A Study of Radiation Therapists," Working Papers 200713, Geary Institute, University College Dublin.
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    1. Trafimow, David & Sniezek, Janet A., 1994. "Perceived Expertise and Its Effect on Confidence," Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Elsevier, vol. 57(2), pages 290-302, February.
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