A Nurse Manager Is Designing Orientation Processes for New Graduate

question 16

Multiple Choice

A nurse manager is designing orientation processes for new graduate nurses by using the work of Hansten and Washburn as a model. All of the new graduates are instructed in the model during orientation. The manager knows that a graduate nurse needs more instruction if which comment is made during the evaluation interview?

• A) "I think I need more mentoring to continue to build my thinking skill."
• B) "Improving my critical thinking will assist in decreasing the risk of sentinel events for my patients."
• C) "Using my improving thinking skills will help improve patient care."
• D) "If my thinking skills are what they should be, fewer errors will happen in patient care."

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