Which Behavior Demonstrates Basic Critical Thinking Expected of Beginning Nursing

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