Much of nursing education has transformed its teaching to focus on the competencies designed to improve quality and safety across the health care system. These competencies relate the following: Patient-centered care Teamwork and collaboration Evidence-based practice Quality improvement Safety Information For each of these competencies, discuss how critical thinking abilities advance each of these competencies in your clinical practice. **references less than 5 years –Expertise in Nursing Practice: Caring, Clinical Judgment, and Ethics by Benner, Tanner, Chesla e-Book – VitalSource Springer 2 9780826125453 –Critical Thinking TACTICS for Nurses by Rubenfeld e-Book – VitalSource Jones & Bartlett 3 9781284059571 Rubenfeld and Scheffer, Chapters 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, and 11