Table 2: Descriptive analysis: critical thinking skills and caring behaviors scale (N=352).
| Variable (Item) | Domain Range | Mean±SD | Average Value | Order |
| Critical-thinking skills (60) | 12-59 | 31.51±7.33 | | |
| Inference (12) | 0-12 | 5.31±2.58 | | 5 |
| Recognition of assumptions (12) | 1-12 | 7.36±2.30 | | 1 |
| Deduction (12) | 1-12 | 6.97±1.89 | | 2 |
| Interpretation (12) | 1-12 | 6.23±2.47 | | 3 |
| Evaluation of argument (12) | 1-12 | 5.65±2.23 | | 4 |
| Caring behaviors (28) | 28-84 | 55.07±11.65 | 1.97 | |
| Knowing the patient’s needs (9) | 8-27 | 17.87±3.96 | 1.99 | 1 |
| Helping patient through the illness trajectory (10) | 9-30 | 19.53±4.27 | 1.95 | 3 |
| Serving as a patient advocacy (9) | 7-27 | 17.67±4.31 | 1.96 | 2 |