Critical Thinking Empowers the Nurse to Recognize Important Situational Cues

question 8

Multiple Choice

Critical thinking empowers the nurse to recognize important situational cues and respond quickly to adapt interventions, optimizing their effectiveness and the likelihood of a good outcome. What is true about this aspect of critical thinking?

• A) This method of thinking is similar to the way that a skilled nurse uses continued assessment and evaluation to adapt the patient's care plan.
• B) Using this method of critical thinking produces only one correct solution to a problem.
• C) The need to change the plan of care indicates that critical thinking and the nursing process are not compatible.
• D) The statement proves that critical thinking is another term for the nursing process.

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