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beccaep · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

The critical thinking skill of evaluation in nursing practice can be best described as

a. Examining the meaning of data.
b. Reviewing the effectiveness of nursing actions.
c. Supporting findings and conclusions.
d. Searching for links between data and the nurse's assumptions.

Question 2

A new graduate nurse will make the best clinical decisions by applying the components of the nursing critical thinking model and which of the following?

a. Drawing on past clinical experiences to formulate standardized care plans
b. Relying on recall of information from past lectures and textbooks
c. Depending on the charge nurse to determine priorities of care
d. Using the nursing process

ky860224 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Reviewing the effectiveness of interventions best describes evaluation. Examining the meaning of data is inference. Supporting findings and conclusions provides explanations. Searching for links between the data and the nurse's assumptions describes analysis.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
Using the nursing process along with applying components of the nursing critical thinking model will help the new graduate nurse make the most appropriate clinical decisions. Care plans should be individualized, and recalling facts does not utilize critical thinking skills to make clinical decisions. The new nurse should not rely on the charge nurse to determine priorities of care.