Clinical Judgement in Nursing Flashcards
1
Q
What is clinical judgement?
A
An interpretation or conclusion about a patient’s needs and the decision to take action deemed appropriate
2
Q
What is clinical reasoning?
A
The processes by which nurses make judgement (patterns, intuition, tacit knowledge)
3
Q
Noticing
A
Focused observation
Recognizing deviations from expected patterns
Information seeking
4
Q
Interpreting
A
Developing a sufficient understanding of the situation, making sense of and prioritizing data
5
Q
Types of reasoning patterns used in nursing
A
Analytic patterns
Intuition
Narrative thinking
6
Q
Types of knowledge
A
- abstract, generalizable, applicable (from science and theory)
- knowledge from experience
- localized (knowing patient)
7
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Nursing Process
A
- assessment
- diagnosis
- planning
- implementing
- evaluation
