Question

One of the most important skills a nurse needs is clinical judgment.

This is a skill that can be learned. Reflect on your own ability to critically think and the reading for this module.

When see yourself as a nurse and giving care, discuss what qualities and behaviors you possess that make you a person that would have good clinical judgment.

What three strategies can you use to develop better clinical judgment?

As a nurse, what areas of the nursing process do you think might be more challenging to you given the critical thinking and clinical judgment skills you have now?

Answer 1

Ans) Eight Ways to Improve Clinical Judgment
Clinical Practices.
Case Review- Case review is one of the best ways to develop clinical judgment, especially with nurses new to the specialty.
Peer Review- Guided peer review is another way in which staff can develop clinical judgment skills.
Reflection.
Simulation.
Educational Practices.
Dialogue.
Probing Questions

- Critical thinking is applied by nurses in the process of solving problems of patients and decision-making process with creativity to enhance the effect. It is an essential process for a safe, efficient and skillful nursing intervention.

A nursing leader, in this regard, will rely on clinical reasoning and judgment by diligently collecting and processing information regarding the patient's condition before implementing any treatment plan.

Williams gives an example of this by saying, "a critically thinking nurse will hold a patient's blood pressure medicines and contact the physician when he or she notes that the patient's blood pressure is below an acceptable level." In this case, lack of critical thinking skills could put the patient in jeopardy