A client with diarrhea also has a primary care provider’s order for a bulk laxative daily. The nurse, not realizing that bulk laxatives can help solidify certain types of diarrhea, concludes, “The...

A client with diarrhea also has a primary care provider’s order for a bulk laxative daily. The nurse, not realizing that bulk laxatives can help solidify certain types of diarrhea, concludes, “The primary care provider does not know the client has diarrhea.” What type of statement is this?

1. A fact

2. An inference

 3. A judgment

 4. An opinion