HONDROS Nursing 200
Clinical Judgement - Answer-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 approaches deemed appropriate by patient's response.
Clinical Reasoning - Answer-is the thinking process by which a nurse reaches a clinical judgment;
Noticing, interpreting and responding.
Evidence Based Practice - Answer-Apply best available research results when making decisions about
healthcare. Implemented with clinical judgment.
Holistic view - Answer-perspective that is complex and related to patient and caregiver's situation.
Thinks of the person as a whole.
Process Orientation - Answer-perspective where clinical judgement is circular, interactive and is based
off of the patient's background, experience and values.
Reasoning and Interpretation - Answer-process leading to clinical judgment
Noticing - Answer-an ability to identify signs and symptoms indication a situation, gathering data,
predicting complications, identifying assumptions. Step 1 in tanner's model.
Clinical Judgement - Answer-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 approaches deemed appropriate by patient's response.
Clinical Reasoning - Answer-is the thinking process by which a nurse reaches a clinical judgment;
Noticing, interpreting and responding.
Evidence Based Practice - Answer-Apply best available research results when making decisions about
healthcare. Implemented with clinical judgment.
Holistic view - Answer-perspective that is complex and related to patient and caregiver's situation.
Thinks of the person as a whole.
Process Orientation - Answer-perspective where clinical judgement is circular, interactive and is based
off of the patient's background, experience and values.
Reasoning and Interpretation - Answer-process leading to clinical judgment
Noticing - Answer-an ability to identify signs and symptoms indication a situation, gathering data,
predicting complications, identifying assumptions. Step 1 in tanner's model.
