After your clinical experience you and your classmates meet with your nursing instructor for a post-clinical conference
During your discussions, your instructor repeatedly has you analyze and evaluate the nursing interventions you and your classmates made throughout the clinical experience. Which tool of psychiatric nursing practice is your instructor having you use at this point?
A) Therapeutic use of self
B) Critical thinking and reflection
C) Developing nursing care plans
D) Identifying patient outcomes
B
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