Table 2.

Definition of critical thinking

Attributes	Occurrences in participants
Cognitive: 82 occurrences
Analyzing	31
Discriminating	8
Information seeking	3
Logical reasoning	22
Transforming knowledge	18
Total	82
Habits of mind (affective): 19 occurrences
Confidence	1
Creativity	3
Inquisitiveness	1
Intellectual integrity	2
Intuition	1
Open-mindedness	5
Reflection	6
Total	19
Other attributes: 17 occurrences
Art of pondering	1
Decision making	1
Evaluation	1
Nursing process	2
Problem solving	12
Total	17