The nurse is assigned care for a group of clients, and is deciding which client to see first. After report from the off-going shift, the nurse reviews the notes on each client. One client needs to be ambulated, and is one-day postoperative
Another client is three days postoperative, and is requesting pain medication. The third client is being discharged this afternoon, and the fourth client received a respiratory treatment for shortness of breath an hour ago. The nurse plans to assess the client who received the respiratory treatment first. Which element(s) of thought is the nurse using to prioritize her actions? Select all that apply. Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. Interpretation and Inference
2. Assumptions
3. Concepts
4. Information
5. Implications and consequences
1,4,5
Rationale 1: Answer options 1, 4, and 5 are correct because the nurse is using steps in the critical thinking process along with deductive reasoning to make a decision of which client to see first. While there might be some aspects of care that can be taken for granted, it is not the primary element of thought being used. Concepts and theories underlie the nursing actions, the nurse is actively utilizing other elements of thought.
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