An experienced nurse explains to a nursing student that validating, organizing, and categorizing data are critical thinking processes most correlated with the nursing process step of
a. analysis.
b. assessment.
c. implementation.
d. planning.
B
These are critical thinking skills used during the assessment step of the nursing process.
Critical thinking skills related to analysis include making inferences, stating the problem, and suspending judgment, among others.
The implementation step of the nursing process includes such skills as applying knowledge and testing hypotheses.
The planning step of the nursing process includes generalizing, transferring knowledge from one situation to another, and developing evaluative criteria, among others.
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