The nurse is reviewing the outcomes of a patient's plan of care. When working through this phase of the critical thinking process, the nurse will use ____________ to determine the patient's outcomes
1. Every step of the critical thinking process
2. Collection of information and generation of alternatives
3. Selection of alternatives and analysis of the situation
4. Analysis of the situation and generation of alternatives
Every step of the critical thinking process
Rationale: The last step in the critical thinking process is evaluation. Evaluation requires the nurse to determine if the expected outcomes have been achieved. Every step of critical thinking is used here to determine if any omissions or misinterpretations occurred.
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