Critical thinking is essential for patient safety.

Evaluation is when the nurse evaluates the decision to understand and how it should be applied.

Intuition is the ability to acquire knowledge with conscious reasoning or needing an explanation.

Evaluation: When a nurse is administering medications they can use critical thinking to cross check the prescribed dose, assess potential drug interactions, and evaluate the patient's response to the medications.

Intuition: A nurse can use intuition when a patient's clinical signs don't match their gut feeling about the patient's condition.

Evaluate argument: Asses the relevant facts.

Draw conclusions: Reach a logical conclusion based on evidence.

Evaluate findings the indicated patient has rapid breathing and decreased O2 saturation. Has a DX of COPD.

Apply oxygen, sit in high fowlers position, reassess respirations, lung sounds, and O2 saturation.