Clinical Judgement

Question 1

What is the definition of clinical judgement?

Answer 1

An interpretation or conclusion about a patient’s health problems, and/or the decision to take action (or not)

Question 2

What is clinical reasoning?

Answer 2

the thinking process by which a nurse reaches clinical judgement

Question 3

What are the four basic techniques of physical assessment?

Answer 3

Inspection, Palpation, Percussion, Auscultation

Question 4

What are the 5 parts of Tanner’s Clinical Judgement Model?

Answer 4

Noticing, Interpreting, Responding, Reflection-in-Action, Reflection-on-Action

Question 5

What is another term for “general survey”?

Answer 5

Noticing

Question 6

What is Tanner’s Clinical Judgement Model?

Answer 6

A framework for understanding how nurses make decisions

Question 7

What all does noticing entail?

Answer 7

subjective data, general survey, assessment findings, environmental factors, and data/input from other sources

Question 8

What is meant by “reflection-in-action”?

Answer 8

the nurse’s understanding of the patient responses to nursing actions while care is occuring

Question 9

What is meant by “reflection-on-action”?

Answer 9

nurses consideration of the situation after the patient care occurs

Question 10

What aspects does a holistic nursing approach to care acknowledge?

Answer 10

physiological, psychological, sociological, developmental, spiritual, and cultural needs of the client

Question 11

According to Tanner, what are the precursors to noticing?

Answer 11

Nurses Knowledge, experience, ethical perspective, and knowing the patient