The process by which nurses collect cues, process the information, come to an understanding of the situation, plan and implement interventions, evaluate outcomes and reflect and learn from the process is known as:
a. contextual perspective.
b. critical thinking.
c. clinical reasoning.
d. problem-based learning.
c
Clinical reasoning, as an element of critical thinking, is
defined in terms of components and central features. Clinical
reasoning is the process by which nurses collect cues, process
the information, come to an understanding of the situation,
plan and implement interventions, evaluate outcomes and
reflect and learn from the process.
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