The nurse wonders if a client's outcome would be better if he stopped smoking 3 weeks before surgery or if he stopped smoking 2 months before surgery. This is an example of:
1. A potential nursing research question.
2. The nurse's ability to think critically.
3. A question to ask the client.
4. A question to ask the health care provider.
A potential nursing research question.
Rationale: This nurse asks the question, "What is the optimal time frame for the client to quit smoking to achieve the best outcome?" This is a potential research question. A nurse's ability to critically think entails posing research questions, but is not the best example of the nurse's ability to problem solve. The client would not know the answer to the question of which cessation time would work better. The health care provider would likely have ideas and thoughts on which time frame would be most beneficial, but research would help prove which time frame had a better outcome.
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