Which of these statements about the relationship between nursing process and critical thinking is TRUE?
a. Critical thinking is important to the nurse primarily during the assessment phase.
b. Critical thinking is important to the nurse primarily during the evaluation phase.
c. The nurse must use critical thinking in every component of the nursing process.
d. The nursing process is primarily linear.
C
The steps of the nursing process are dynamic and include assessment, diagnosis, planning and outcome identification, implementation, and evaluation. These steps are the same in all client situations; the steps build upon each other, overlapping with previous and subsequent steps, but will provide differing results because of the creativity demanded when the process is applied to individual situations. The safe and effective implementation of a client's care plan requires the nurse to have psychomotor competence and critical thinking skills.
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