A nurse is using the critical thinking skill of evaluation. Which action will the nurse take?
a. Examine the meaning of data.
b. Support findings and conclusions.
c. Review the effectiveness of nursing actions.
d. Search for links between the data and the nurse's assumptions.
ANS: C
Reviewing the effectiveness of interventions best describes evaluation. Examining the meaning of data is inference. Supporting findings and conclusions provides explanations. Searching for links between the data and the nurse's assumptions describes analysis.
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