• Mohammad Heidari and Sara Shahbazi.
• Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran.
• Int J Crit Illn Inj Sci. 2016 Oct 1; 6 (4): 182-187.

BackgroundThe aim of this study was to determine the effect of problem-solving training on decision-making skill and critical thinking in emergency medical personnel.Materials And MethodsThis study is an experimental study that performed in 95 emergency medical personnel in two groups of control (48) and experimental (47). Then, a short problem-solving course based on 8 sessions of 2 h during the term, was performed for the experimental group. Of data gathering was used demographic and researcher made decision-making and California critical thinking skills questionnaires. Data were analyzed using SPSS software.ResultsThe finding revealed that decision-making and critical thinking score in emergency medical personnel are low and problem-solving course, positively affected the personnel' decision-making skill and critical thinking after the educational program (P < 0.05).ConclusionsTherefore, this kind of education on problem-solving in various emergency medicine domains such as education, research, and management, is recommended.

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