A first-postoperative-day patient received pain medication 6 hours ago. He states he is not experiencing pain but refuses to deep breathe and ambulate as ordered
The nursing student caring for him consults her instructor, asking whether it might be advisable to administer pain medication. The student is using
a. the right brain hemisphere.
b. the intrapersonal learning style.
c. linguistic memory.
d. critical thinking.
ANS: D
The student has questioned the reason for the patient's refusal to deep breathe and ambulate and has suggested that a possible cause may be the presence of discomfort that could be relieved by medication. This qualifies as critical thinking. The action described is not a good example of right brain hemisphere use or use of the intrapersonal learning style, and it is not related to linguistics.
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