The use of critical thinking skills during the assessment phase of the nursing process ensures that the nurse

A) Completes a comprehensive database.
B) Identifies pertinent nursing diagnoses.
C) Intervenes on the basis of patient goals and priorities of care.
D) Determines whether outcomes have been achieved.

Critical Thinking

The purposeful investigation and appraisal of a topic with the aim of making a decision.

Nursing Diagnoses

Clinical judgments about individual, family, or community experiences or responses to actual or potential health problems/life processes.

Assessment Phase

The initial step in the nursing process where comprehensive data about the patient's health status is collected.