Which Statements Exemplify the Attributes of Critical Thinking Essential to Nurses

question 27

Multiple Choice

Which statements exemplify the attributes of critical thinking essential to nurses?

• A) "I am always curious about why we do things the way we do."
• B) "I think we need to hurry up and make a decision."
• C) "Can you help me understand your perspective a little better?"
• D) "I don't think that your concern is necessarily pertinent to this issue."
• E) "I don't think I can make that decision until I have more information."

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Definitions:

Sensory Experiences

Interactions with the environment that involve the stimulation of the senses, contributing to perception and learning.

Inherited Traits

Characteristics or features that are passed from parents to their offspring through genes.

Observable Behavior

Actions or reactions of an individual, in response to external or internal stimuli, that are visible and measurable.

Sigmund Freud

An innovator in neurology from Austria, he introduced psychoanalysis as a method to heal psychopathologies through verbal exchanges between a patient and a psychoanalyst.