The nurse asks a patient if he has used a newly developed exercise to relieve the arthritis pain in his shoulders. The nurse is most likely employing which concept?
1. Applied research
2. Basic research
3. Critical thinking
4. Discharge planning
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Rationale 1: Applied research focuses on finding solutions to existing problems. Practicing nurses are most likely to be involved in applied research.
Rationale 2: Basic research is undertaken to extend the knowledge base in a discipline or to formulate or refine a theory.
Rationale 3: Critical thinking is a process to determine the best interventions when planning care and may be based on experience, knowledge, or research.
Rationale 4: Discharge planning is an activity, started upon admission, to determine the patient's needs once discharged from a health care facility.
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