Multiple Choice
Which of the following problem definitions is matched with an accurate example?
A) Problem solving: A nurse ignores a client's requests to stop his dialysis.
B) Dilemma: A nurse is scheduled to work over the weekend, and she has a family outing to attend.
C) Critical thinking: A nurse is counseling a woman with breast cancer about terminating her pregnancy and receiving chemotherapy or completing the pregnancy and possibly not surviving.
D) Purposeful action: A nurse has been offered an exciting new position with a dramatic increase in salary, but she would have to move out of state, away from her ailing parents.
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