Critical thinking includes which of the following? Select all that apply
a. Analysis d. Inference
b. Application e. Interpretation
c. Evaluation f. Identification
A, C, D, E
The process of critical thinking includes: interpretation, analysis, inference, explanation, evaluation, and self-regulation. Application is a step in the nursing process. Identification is not a step in the process of critical thinking.
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a. 500 to 1,000 mg/day b. 1,050 to 2,100 mg/day c. 262.5 to 525 mg/day d. 477.5 to 955 mg/day
How will the nurse calculate a patient's mean arterial pressure (MAP)?
1. Dividing the systolic pressure by the diastolic pressure 2. Averaging three of the patient's blood pressures over a 6-hour period 3. Dividing the diastolic pressure by the pulse pressure 4. Adding the systolic pressure and two diastolic pressures and then dividing by 3
The Belmont Report, issued in 1979, identified the following three ethical principles:
a. confidentiality, consent, and justice. b. autonomy, social justice, and respect for persons. c. beneficence, respect for persons, and justice. d. altruism, confidentiality, and consent.
The nurse is planning care for a male patient. Which model would most support the development of depression in this patient whose mother was sentenced to jail for 15 years when the patient was 3 months old?
1. Genetic 2. Environmental 3. Neuroendocrine 4. Diathesis-stress