Critical thinking is an integral part of the nursing process because it:
1. promotes flexibility and individualized care.
2. incorporates decision making.
3. includes the patient in part of the nursing process.
4. provides guidelines of care.
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The nursing process is a sequence of steps that requires critical thinking to provide sound, individualized patient care. Critical thinking makes the nursing process accurate, scientifi-cally sound, appropriate, flexible, and individualized.
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