The nursing instructor cites a list of skills that support critical thinking in clinical situations. The nurse should describe skills in which of the following domains? Select all that apply
A) Self-esteem
B) Self-regulation
C) Inference
D) Autonomy
E) Interpretation
Ans: B, C, E
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Skills needed in critical thinking include interpretation, analysis, evaluation, inference, explanation, and self-regulation. Self-esteem and autonomy would not be on the list because they are not skills.
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