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?
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Clinical judgment is one of the most important skills a nurse must have. This is a skill that can be acquired. Consider your own critical thinking abilities as well as the reading for this module.
Discuss what qualities and behaviors you possess that make you a person with good clinical judgment when you imagine yourself as a nurse and providing care. What are three strategies you can use to improve your clinical judgment? As a nurse, what aspects of the nursing process do you believe will be more difficult for you now that you have developed critical thinking and clinical judgment skills?
