The nurse is teaching a group about paradigm thinking and defines it as what?
1. One's mathematical knowledge and ability to solve math problems
2. The ability to see 20 feet away without wearing glasses
3. An individual's perception or frame of reference about the world
4. A nurse's ability to solve patient-care problems
ANS: 3
Paradigm refers to a model, theory, assumption, or a frame of reference. Generally, it means the way a person "sees" the world; this does not refer to a person's visual sight, but a person's mental perception.
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