A nursing preceptor is reviewing the nursing process during the first day together with his preceptee. The steps of assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation are reviewed,
and the preceptor stresses that the process has the advantage of keeping nurses organized and provides structure for problem solving. While strengths were listed, what is one of the weaknesses of the nursing process that has been discussed in the literature?
A) The nursing process is time efficient.
B) The nursing process is inconsistent with real-world practice.
C) The nursing process focuses on a client's strengths, not problems.
D) The nursing process is controversial for beginning nursing practice.
Question 2
A nurse on a busy cardiac unit experiences her first code, and the client is sent to the coronary care intensive-care unit for further care. The nurse feels that her participation in the code could have been performed in a more efficient manner.
What type of thinking was utilized in this scenario?
A) Critical thinking
B) Negative thinking
C) Intuition
D) Reflection
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