NMNC 1110 EXAM 5 - CLINICAL JUDGMENT KEY TERMS QUESTIONS
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Clinical Judgment - Answers 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.
Education - Answers Learn theoretical frameworks, anatomy, physiology, and
pathophysiology to interpret patient data
Time - Answers Exposure to diverse clinical cases improves the ability to recognize
patterns and anticipate complications.
Experience - Answers Builds "knowing the patient," intuitive recognition, and
confidence to make decisions quickly.
Analytic Reasoning - Answers Logical, step-by-step process; used by novices or
when faced with unfamiliar situations.
Intuitive Reasoning - Answers Based on experience; recognizing patterns without
consciously analyzing details; "gut feeling."
Narrative Reasoning - Answers Understanding the patient's story to make meaning of
their experience.
Clinical Judgment is preceded by what? - Answers Clinical Reasoning
Evidence-based practice and clinical judgment. - Answers the problem-solving
approach to clinical decision making that combine the best available scientific
evidence with best available patient and practitioner experiential evidence for
optimum health care outcomes.
Demonstrating integrity - Answers Adheres to moral and ethical standards, admits
flaws when it happens, being flexible, proactive. Careful and prudent, seeking help
when we need it, admitting that we sometimes need help. Open to change in our mind.
Standard based approaches and clinical judgment. - Answers guidelines, policies and
procedures. Guidelines provide clear cut guidance or rules that standardize
approaches to patient care within an institution.
Patient education should start when? - Answers with assessment and upon admission
and continues to discharge
Tanner's Model of Clinical Judgment - Answers -Noticing
-Interpreting
-Responding
-Reflecting
Noticing - Answers - Identifying cues, patterns, or unexpected findings in patient
data.
Interpreting - Answers - Making sense of the data using clinical reasoning.
Responding - Answers - Taking appropriate action (or not) based on interpretation.
Reflecting - Answers - Evaluating effectiveness and learning from the outcome
Reflection in action - Answers happens in real time while care is occurring
Reflection on action - Answers happens AFTER the patient care occurs
Lasater Clinical Judgment Rubric (LCJR) - Answers -Based on Tanner's model; used
for student evaluation.
-Identifies 11 dimensions of judgment:
-Levels: Beginning → Developing → Accomplished → Exemplary.
ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026
Clinical Judgment - Answers 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.
Education - Answers Learn theoretical frameworks, anatomy, physiology, and
pathophysiology to interpret patient data
Time - Answers Exposure to diverse clinical cases improves the ability to recognize
patterns and anticipate complications.
Experience - Answers Builds "knowing the patient," intuitive recognition, and
confidence to make decisions quickly.
Analytic Reasoning - Answers Logical, step-by-step process; used by novices or
when faced with unfamiliar situations.
Intuitive Reasoning - Answers Based on experience; recognizing patterns without
consciously analyzing details; "gut feeling."
Narrative Reasoning - Answers Understanding the patient's story to make meaning of
their experience.
Clinical Judgment is preceded by what? - Answers Clinical Reasoning
Evidence-based practice and clinical judgment. - Answers the problem-solving
approach to clinical decision making that combine the best available scientific
evidence with best available patient and practitioner experiential evidence for
optimum health care outcomes.
Demonstrating integrity - Answers Adheres to moral and ethical standards, admits
flaws when it happens, being flexible, proactive. Careful and prudent, seeking help
when we need it, admitting that we sometimes need help. Open to change in our mind.
Standard based approaches and clinical judgment. - Answers guidelines, policies and
procedures. Guidelines provide clear cut guidance or rules that standardize
approaches to patient care within an institution.
Patient education should start when? - Answers with assessment and upon admission
and continues to discharge
Tanner's Model of Clinical Judgment - Answers -Noticing
-Interpreting
-Responding
-Reflecting
Noticing - Answers - Identifying cues, patterns, or unexpected findings in patient
data.
Interpreting - Answers - Making sense of the data using clinical reasoning.
Responding - Answers - Taking appropriate action (or not) based on interpretation.
Reflecting - Answers - Evaluating effectiveness and learning from the outcome
Reflection in action - Answers happens in real time while care is occurring
Reflection on action - Answers happens AFTER the patient care occurs
Lasater Clinical Judgment Rubric (LCJR) - Answers -Based on Tanner's model; used
for student evaluation.
-Identifies 11 dimensions of judgment:
-Levels: Beginning → Developing → Accomplished → Exemplary.
