The nurse is working with a client who has recently had a colostomy. The client is having difficulty using the supplies that are provided for the ostomy care
The nurse investigates the other types of available supplies and works with the client to see which ones work best for him or her. This is an example of which type of critical thinking strategy? a. Inference
b. Problem solving
c. Management
d. Diagnostic reasoning
B
This is an example of the critical thinking strategy of problem solving. The nurse gathers infor-mation from the client and combines that information with what the nurse already knows about ostomy care to find a solution. Effective problem solving involves the examination of alterna-tives.
Inference is the process of drawing conclusions.
Management is not a critical thinking strategy.
Diagnostic reasoning is a process of determining a client's health status after the nurse assigns meaning to the behaviours, physical signs, and symptoms presented by the client.
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