A client complaining of shortness of breath has no pallor, cyanosis, or use of accessory muscles with respirations. The client's respiratory rate is 16 breaths per minute. The nurse is concerned that the client's report and the physical findings conflict
Which standard of critical thinking is the nurse using?
1. Clarity
2. Accuracy
3. Logical reasoning
4. Significance
Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: Clarity provides examples. That is not the process described in the scenario.
Rationale 2: Accuracy is asking if something is true. That is not the process described in the scenario.
Rationale 3: Logicalness would ask if the report follows from the evidence. In this case, it does not. However, the nurse is still questioning, which shows she is engaged in critically thinking through the situation.
Rationale 4: Significance is prioritizing the facts. That is not the process described in the scenario.
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