The nurse manager determines that a staff nurse uses critical thinking when planning the outcomes for a client's care. What did the manager observe to come to this conclusion?
1. Prioritized client problems
2. Critically analyzed all client outcomes
3. Clustered data to determine relationships
4. Used a systematic approach to collect data
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Rationale 1: Prioritizing client problems demonstrates critical thinking during the planning phase.
Rationale 2: Critically analyzing all client outcomes demonstrates critical thinking during the evaluation phase.
Rationale 3: Clustering data to determine relationships demonstrates critical thinking during the nursing diagnosis phase.
Rationale 4: Using a systematic approach to collect data demonstrates critical thinking during the assessment phase.
Global Rationale: Prioritizing client problems demonstrates critical thinking during the planning phase. Critically analyzing all client outcomes demonstrates critical thinking during the evaluation phase. Clustering data to determine relationships demonstrates critical thinking during the nursing diagnosis phase. Using a systematic approach to collect data demonstrates critical thinking during the assessment phase.
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