A new nurse is always asking questions, even when there does not seem to be a problem, much to the annoyance of some of the new nurse's co-workers. The nurse manager's best response to this situation is to
a. explain to co-workers this is a characteristic of critical thinking.
b. suggest the nurse work more closely with a preceptor.
c. talk with the nurse and suggest asking fewer questions.
d. tell the staff that all new nurses go through this phase.
A
Inquisitiveness is a characteristic of critical thinking and reflects a desire to learn even when the knowledge may not appear readily useful. The manager should promote this.
Suggesting the nurse work more closely with a preceptor implies that the manager thinks that the nurse needs to learn more and increase confidence. In reality, this nurse is demonstrating a characteristic of critical thinking.
Suggesting that the nurse ask fewer questions would hamper the development of the nurse as a critical thinker.
All new nurses do go through a phase of asking more questions at one time, but dismissing the nurse's behavior with this explanation is simplistic and will discourage critical thinking.
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