Clinical Judgement

Question 1

What is clinical judgement?

Answer 1

Interpretation or conclusion about a patient’s needs, concerns, or health problems, and/ or the decision to take action.

Question 2

Is nursing care linear?

Answer 2

No

Question 3

What are three attributes of clinical judgement?

Answer 3

1. Holistic view
2. Process orientation
3. Reasoning and interpretation or data

Question 4

What are the four clinical judgement processes?

Answer 4

1. Noticing
2. Interpreting
3. Responding
4. Reflecting

Question 5

Define Noticing

Answer 5

A nurse notices things about a patient in the context of the nurse’s background and experience, context of environment, and knowing the patient.

Question 6

Define Interpreting

Answer 6

The process of assembling information to make sense

Question 7

Define Responding

Answer 7

The implementation of actions and interventions, based on patient needs

Question 8

Define Reflecting

Answer 8

The process of thinking and learning from experiences

Question 9

Define Reflecting-in-action

Answer 9

Happens in real time WHILE care is occurring

Question 10

Define Reflecting-on-action

Answer 10

Happens AFTER the patient care occurs.

Question 11

Is clinical judgement required for all patient interaction?

Answer 11

No

Question 12

Demanding environments can increase or decrease the burden of making clinical judgements?

Answer 12

Increase

Question 13

True or False: Clinical experience does matter, but is not solely responsible for clinical judgement?

Answer 13

True

Question 14

A nurse’s clinical judgement process is strengthen by?

Answer 14

Experience