During a class discussion, one nursing student states belief in the practice of restraining patients. Another student has presented information regarding the unrestrained environment. Both students understand each other's points of view
This is an example of what component of critical thinking?
a. Intellectual empathy
b. Intellectual integrity
c. Intellectual courage
d. Intellectual sense of justice
ANS: C
C. Intellectual courage allows one to look at other points of view. A. Intellectual empathy allows one to consider another's situation and feelings. B. Intellectual integrity is seeking the same level of proof for comparable items. D. Intellectual sense of justice is ensuring that one's thinking is not biased by analyzing motives.
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