NUFT 202 Clinical Judgment – Complete With Solutions
Clinical judgment definition Correct Ans - An interpretation or
conclusion about a patient's needs, concerns, or health problems, and/or
the decision to take action (or not), use or modify standard approaches, or
improvise new ones as deemed appropriate by the patient's response.
When is clinical judgment required? Correct Ans - For clinical
situations that are:
1. Ambiguous
2. Underdetermined
3. Value conflicts exist
Components of Clinical Judgment Correct Ans - Noticing
Interpreting
Responding
Reflecting
Noticing Correct Ans - A nurse notices things about a patient in the
context of the patient's patterns and responses, nurse's background and
experience, context of environment, and knowing the patient.
A nurse is looking for patterns that are consistent with previous
experiences and uses that information to guide care.
A function of the nurse's expectations.
Context Correct Ans - Knowledge of patient patterns and responses
Interpreting Correct Ans - Developing a sufficient understanding of
the situation to respond.
Reasoning Patterns used by Nurses Correct Ans - To get an
understanding of the situation, you may use the following thought
processes:
Analytical processes: hypothetico-deductive reasoning.
Clinical judgment definition Correct Ans - An interpretation or
conclusion about a patient's needs, concerns, or health problems, and/or
the decision to take action (or not), use or modify standard approaches, or
improvise new ones as deemed appropriate by the patient's response.
When is clinical judgment required? Correct Ans - For clinical
situations that are:
1. Ambiguous
2. Underdetermined
3. Value conflicts exist
Components of Clinical Judgment Correct Ans - Noticing
Interpreting
Responding
Reflecting
Noticing Correct Ans - A nurse notices things about a patient in the
context of the patient's patterns and responses, nurse's background and
experience, context of environment, and knowing the patient.
A nurse is looking for patterns that are consistent with previous
experiences and uses that information to guide care.
A function of the nurse's expectations.
Context Correct Ans - Knowledge of patient patterns and responses
Interpreting Correct Ans - Developing a sufficient understanding of
the situation to respond.
Reasoning Patterns used by Nurses Correct Ans - To get an
understanding of the situation, you may use the following thought
processes:
Analytical processes: hypothetico-deductive reasoning.
