Clinical Decision Making

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  1. 3. decision making process nurses use to evaluate data and select the best actions among alternatives to meet the desired goals of client care
  2. 6. the clinical judgment model that utilizes these steps: Recognize cues, Analyze cues, Generate hypotheses, Generate solutions, Take action, Evaluate outcomes
  3. 8. finding a unique solution to a problem when traditional interventions are not effective
  4. 10. a gut reaction
  5. 14. the ability to think, understand, and reason
  6. 15. cue significant data
  7. 16. thinking about and making sense of occurrences, experiences, situations, or decisions with the purpose of learning from them
  8. 17. choosing the best course of action; responsive actions by the nurse
  9. 18. thorough examination of data
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  1. 1. recognizing significant cues from a client's response to illness
  2. 2. drawing a conclusion about a client situation; making sense of something
  3. 4. searching for knowledge or facts; seeking clarification or a solution to a problem
  4. 5. reasoning starting with a general idea or principle and developing specific predictions
  5. 7. thinking, the skill of using logic and reasoning to identify solutions, conclusions, or approaches to clinical problems
  6. 9. the clinical judgment model that utilizes noticing, interpreting, responding, and reflecting
  7. 11. reasoning observing specific data and developing a general conclusion
  8. 12. looking at all parts of something to form a whole
  9. 13. reaching a conclusion based on evidence