The nurse is formulating a nursing care plan for a postpartum client. Which actions by the nurse indicate use of critical thinking skills when formulating the care plan? (Select all that apply)
a. Using a standardized postpartum care plan
b. Determining priorities for each diagnosis written
c. Writing interventions from a nursing diagnosis book
d. Reflecting and suspending judgment when writing the care plan
e. Clustering data during the assessment process according to normal versus abnormal
ANS: B, D, E
Critical thinking focuses on appraisal of the way the individual thinks, and it emphasizes reflective skepticism. Determining priorities, reflecting and suspending judgment, and clustering data are actions that indicate the use of critical thinking. Using a standardized care plan and writing interventions from a nursing diagnosis book do not show that reflection about the client's individual care is being done.
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