The student nurse can best learn the steps in critical thinking through
a. reading journals.
b. classroom instruction.
c. repeated practice.
d. developing a mnemonic.
ANS: C
The most effective method of learning the steps in critical thinking is by repeatedly applying them to clinical situations. Reading journals, classroom instruction, and developing a mnemonic are not the most effective ways of learning the steps in critical thinking.
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