A seasoned nurse works in a busy ICU unit. When a particularly complex

A seasoned nurse works in a busy ICU unit. When a particularly complex client is admitted, the nurse uses past experiences and knowledge gained from those situations to help care for this client.

This nurse is practicing which of the attributes of critical thinking?
1. Reflection
2. Context
3. Dialogue
4. Time

ANSWER

Correct Answer: 4
Rationale 1: Reflection involves being able to determine what data are relevant and to make connections between that data and the decisions reached but that is not what is described in the stem..
Rationale 2: Context is an essential consideration in nursing since care must always be individualized, taking knowledge and applying it to real people but that is not what is described in the stem.
Rationale 3: Dialoque is a purposed exchange of information but that is not what is described in the stem
Rationale 4: The attribute of time emphasizes the value of using past learning in current situations that then guide future actions.