An experienced ICU nurse is mentoring a student. The nurse tells the student, "I think something is going wrong with your client." What type of clinical decision making is the experienced nurse demonstrating?
A) Trial-and-error problem solving
B) Intuitive thinking
C) Scientific problem solving
D) Methodical reasoning
Ans: B
Nurses today acknowledge the role of intuitive thinking in clinical decision making. Many veteran nurses can describe situations in which an "inner prompting" led to a quick nursing intervention that saved a client's life. However, intuitive problem solving comes with years of practice and observation.
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