A nursing curriculum includes integrated content on critical thinking. Which statement reflects movement toward designing the curriculum to meet Carnegie Foundation recommendations?
A) "We must find ways to increase our emphasis on critical thinking."
B) "The curriculum must focus on ways nurses can quickly and accurately acquire information."
C) "Our emphasis must change to improving nursing students' clinical reasoning skills."
D) "Our clinical practicums must be graded separately from our theory presentations."

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1. Critical thinking is still emphasized, but another aspect of care should receive much more emphasis.
2. Carnegie focuses on application of knowledge rather than its acquisition.
3. This is a Carnegie recommendation.
4. Carnegie recommends integration of clinical and classroom teaching.

A Nursing Curriculum Includes Integrated Content on Critical Thinking