The nurse is caring for a client who does not speak English, and seeks the services of an interpreter in order to obtain an accurate nursing history. This nurse is demonstrating the use of what element of thought?
1. Interpretation and inference
2. Point of view
3. Purpose of thinking
4. Concepts
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Rationale 1: The nurse is demonstrating critical thinking using the element of point of view. The nurse is considering the client's perspective and need for valid information. Interpretation and inference regard the conclusion the nurse draws from specific data. Purpose of thinking is outlining the goals and objectives of thinking through a given situation. Concepts involve theories, definitions, laws, principles, and/or models.
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