A patient has been instructed in self-administration of insulin injections. The nurse observes the patient attempting to recap the needle and realizes that further teaching is needed. The nurse is applying which critical-thinking skill of the nursing process?
A) Interpretation
B) Analysis
C) Inference
D) Evaluation

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Evaluation occurs when information, including the reliability, credibility, and bias of the source, is assessed. Nurses also evaluate when determining whether the desired outcome for an intervention was achieved. Recapping the needle is not part of the desired outcome. Analysis includes investigating plans of action on the basis of examination of subjective and objective data. Interpretation is used to understand and explain the meaning of data Inference leads to accurate conclusions that are based on sound reasoning.

A Patient Has Been Instructed in Self-Administration of Insulin Injections