The nursing student says to the instructor, "I always hear about critical thinking and how to develop it. How will this benefit me as a nurse?" What is the best response by the instructor?
A) "If you have critical thinking skills, you won't make mistakes."
B) "You will never make it through nursing school without those skills."
C) "Without good critical thinking skills, you won't be able to make a decision."
D) "Acquiring critical thinking skills will help you become more efficient and effective at resolving problems."
D
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Developing good critical thinking skills will make nurses more efficient and effective at resolving problems. This careful, deliberate, outcome-directed thinking has predictable features that nurses can practice and learn. Having critical thinking skills does not mean that mistakes won't be made but can be learned from. Options B and C are nontherapeutic responses to the student.
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