The nurse reads a peer-reviewed nursing journal article that recommends changing the procedure for caring for a patient with an indwelling urinary catheter. The nurse displays critical thinking with what action?
1. Changing how the nurse provides care for a patient with an indwelling catheter according to the article
2. Taking the journal article to the nurse manager and suggesting the procedure be rewritten
3. Searching for other peer-reviewed articles that support this author's recommendation
4. Ignoring the article and following the procedure as written at the facility where the nurse works
ANS: 3
The critically thinking nurse seeks further support for the author's conclusions to determine if further research is available.
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