The nurse enters a room to find the patient sitting up in bed crying. How will the nurse display a critical thinking attitude in this situation?

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A clinical sign or symptom (crying) often indicates a variety of problems. Explore and learn more about the patient so as to make appropriate clinical judgments. This is demonstrating curiosity, which is an attitude of critical thinking. Checking on the patient 30 minutes later, providing tissues, and limiting visitors may be appropriate actions but these actions do not address critical thinking.

The Nurse Enters a Room to Find the Patient Sitting