A nurse who is alert to changes, confident, open-minded, proactive, and questioning is displaying which characteristics?
a. Alfaro's Attitudes and Characteristics of a Critical Thinker
b. Benner's Five Levels of Competency in Nurses
c. Hawk's Model of Critical Thinking in Registered Nurses
d. Universal Intellectual Standards
A
There are 29 attitudes and characteristics of a critical thinker listed in Box 3-1, 5 of which are listed here. Benner's model has 5 levels of nursing competency: novice, advanced beginner, competent, proficient, and expert. The Universal Intellectual Standards encourage thoughtful examination of clinical problems. There is no Hawk's Model of Critical Thinking in Registered Nurses.
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