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The staff nurse asks why unlicensed assistive personnel are responsible for stocking the unit refrigerator with refreshments when dietary personnel place the items on the shelf in the kitchen.What characteristic of critical thinking is this nurse demonstrating?

A client complaining of "extreme" low back pain is pale and diaphoretic and walks bent at the waist.Before taking vital signs,the nurse suspects that the blood pressure and heart rate will be elevated.What thought process did the nurse use to come to this conclusion?

The nurse who just moved from an urban area to a sparsely populated rural area understands that certain customs and practices the nurse follows may be quite foreign to the people in the new area.Which attitude of critical thinking is the nurse demonstrating?

The nurse enters the room of a critically ill child after sensing that "something" isn't right.Once the nurse determines the child is stable,the nurse continues to perform a check of all the lines and equipment in the room and finds that the last IV solution hung by the previous nurse was not the correct solution.Which problem-solving method did this nurse use?

While listening to a client describe current symptoms,the nurse considers the client's entire situation.Which attribute of critical thinking is the nurse practicing?

The staff nurse is helping a new graduate understand the relationship between care concepts and planned interventions.What value would it be for the staff nurse to encourage the new graduate to use a concept map? (Select all that apply)