The "art of nursing" refers mainly to the use of
a. imaginative caring strategies.
b. creative approaches to patient problems.
c. professional intuition based on experience.
d. multiple levels of patient assessment.
C
Professional intuition develops over time, as nurses begin to link certain patterns or events to specific patient outcomes; however, the novice may need guidance to perceive links intuitively recognized by the experienced nurse.
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