A Nurse Is Identifying Priorities in Nursing Care Based on Intuition

question 23

Multiple Choice

A nurse is identifying priorities in nursing care based on intuition and nursing skills. The nurse is applying:

• A) tacit knowledge.
• B) explicit knowledge.
• C) critical knowledge.
• D) clinical knowledge.

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