A faculty member explains to a class of nursing students that the primary goal of critical thinking in clinical practice is to:
A) compete with other health professionals.
B) create diverse theories of nursing practice.
C) determine an effective course of action.
D) judge the relative value of chosen actions.

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Critical thinking in nursing is used to make sound clinical judgments and, after considering all plausible alternatives, to determine course of action most likely to be effective.Critical thinking aids the patient, whether that patient (client)is a person, a family, or a group.It is used to meet the patient's needs, not to compete with other health care professionals.Critical thinking may be used when theorists examine the components of a theory in progress, but this is not the primary goal.Judging the value of actions, or evaluation, is part of the critical thinking process, but this is not the goal.

A Faculty Member Explains to a Class of Nursing Students