The process by which a nurse uses purposeful thinking, informed reasoning, reflections, and thinking about thinking in clinical situations is called
a. clinical judgment.
b. critical thinking.
c. decision making.
d. problem solving.
B
Critical thinking is a process of thinking that ensures conclusions are self-correctable, reasonable, informed, and precise. This is done through informed reasoning, purposeful thinking, reflecting on situations, and thinking about one's thinking. Clinical judgment uses experience to guide as-sessments and decision making. Decision making involves using the scientific process to identify a specific problem, assess and weigh all options, test possibilities, and consider the consequences of the choice of action. Problem solving is more focused with the selection of only pertinent in-formation about the problem and evaluating the solution over time. All are part of critical think-ing but none are as broad.
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