A student nurse is administering an enema with an instructor in the room. The patient states that he or she can no longer hold the enema solution
The student nurse acknowledges the patient's request and begins to tell the patient to go to the bathroom but asks the instructor if this is OK. The instructor suggests that the patient wait a few minutes to give the enema solution time to be absorbed into the bowel. In this situation the student nurse demonstrates what level of critical thinking according to Kataoka-Yahiro and Saylor's model? a. Level 1: Basic
b. Level 2: Complex
c. Level 3: Commitment
d. Level 4: Expert
A
The student nurse is at the basic level because he or she asked the instructor what to do. At the basic level of critical thinking a learner trusts that experts have the right answers for every prob-lem. Thinking is concrete and based on a set of rules or principles. Complex critical thinkers begin to separate themselves from experts. In complex critical thinking you learn to synthesize knowledge. This means that you develop a new thought or idea based on your experience and knowledge over time. The third level of critical thinking is commitment. You anticipate the need to make choices without assistance from others. You accept accountability for whatever deci-sions you make. There is no level 4 in this model.
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