A nurse is admitting a new patient to the medical unit. During the initial nursing assessment, the nurse has asked many supplementary open-ended questions while gathering information about the new patient
What is the nurse achieving through this approach?
A) Interpreting what the patient has said
B) Evaluating what the patient has said
C) Assessing what the patient has said
D) Validating what the patient has said
Ans: D
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Critical thinkers validate the information presented to make sure that it is accurate (not just supposition or opinion), that it makes sense, and that it is based on fact and evidence. The nurse is not interpreting, evaluating, or assessing the information the patient has given.
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