Which one of the following is an example of a nurse's statement that reflects using the scientific method in the nursing process?
a. "My instincts tell me that the client is getting depressed."
b. "The client doesn't look the same today. I think something is wrong."
c. "The client's husband told me that the client is feeling uncomfortable."
d. "The client seems to be having more pain today than yesterday and her blood pressure is elevated."
D
The statement "The client seems to be having more pain today than yesterday and her blood pressure is elevated" reflects using the scientific method in the nursing process. The nurse identi-fied a problem of pain, hypothesized that it was greater than it was the day before, and collected data to evaluate its reality.
The statement "My instincts tell me that the client is getting depressed" reflects intuition.
The statement "The client doesn't look the same today. I think something is wrong" reflects intu-ition.
The statement "The client's husband told me that the client is feeling uncomfortable" reflects information gathering, which may be used in diagnostic reasoning.
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