Although the postoperative assessment of the client reveals no abnormalities, the nurse believes the client?s condition is deteriorating and orders frequent vital signs

Question

This intervention was made on the basis of which type of problem solving? Select all that apply. 1. Trial and error method
2. Experimentation
3. Intuition
4. Satisficing
5. Past experiences

Answer 1

3, 5
Explanation: 1. Intuition and past experiences enable the expert nurse to make clinical judgments based upon
wisdom, sensitivity to the client, and a ?gut feeling? that a change in the client is imminent. The
trial and error method is incorrect because the problem solving is not based on prior
experiences; rather one approach after the other is used until the problem is solved.
Experimentation is incorrect because experimentation involves testing a theory to produce a
prediction. Satisficing is incorrect because satisficing involves choosing a solution to meet
minimum standards of care.