The nurse conducts client care within the third stage of relativism. According to Perry, a person has developed to the level of relativism in critical thinking when that person:
a. is able to develop her own truth after evaluating information from several sources.
b. has the ability to form opinions and values based on weighing information in situations.
c. believes differences are in effect only until the right answer is discovered by experts.
d. views the world in dichotomous terms.
ANS: B
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