Which behavior demonstrates basic critical thinking expected of beginning nursing students?

A) Creating a personalized bowel elimination program for a patient with constipation due to narcotic pain medications
B) Elevating the patient's leg and applying ice packs when the patient's postoperative pain is not relieved with prescribed pain medications
C) Asking the instructor for assistance when having difficulty inserting the urinary catheter into the male patient's bladder
D) Advocating for delay in the patient's discharge when the nurse suspects that a serious surgical complication has developed

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Vinil Tejam · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : C, Explanation :  The student nurse is at the basic level because he or she asked the instructor what to do.At the basic level of critical thinking a learner trusts that experts have the right answers for every problem.Thinking is concrete and based on a set of rules or principles.Complex critical thinkers begin to separate themselves from experts.In complex critical thinking you learn to synthesize knowledge.This means that you develop a new thought or idea based on your experience and knowledge over time.The third level of critical thinking is commitment.You anticipate the need to make choices without assistance from others.You accept accountability for whatever decisions you make.

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