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Clinical reasoning: concept analysis.

Barbara Simmons¹

¹Department of Biobehavioral Health Science, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA. simmonsb@uic.edu

Journal of Advanced Nursing

|March 27, 2010

Summary

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This study clarifies clinical reasoning in nursing, defining it as a complex cognitive process essential for navigating uncertain healthcare environments. Further research is needed to develop measurement tools and explore influencing factors.

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Published on: June 12, 2020

Area of Science:

Nursing
Healthcare Education
Cognitive Science

Background:

Clinical reasoning is ambiguously defined and often conflated with decision-making and clinical judgment.
Increasing healthcare complexity necessitates a clear understanding of clinical reasoning.
Literature search conducted across major databases from 1980-2008.

Purpose of the Study:

To perform a concept analysis of clinical reasoning in nursing.
To define clinical reasoning within the nursing context.

Main Methods:

Utilized Rodgers's evolutionary method for concept analysis.
Applicable to evolving concepts in nursing practice.

Main Results:

Identified clinical reasoning as a distinct cognitive process preceding judgment and decision-making.
Defined clinical reasoning as a complex process involving cognition, metacognition, and discipline-specific knowledge for patient information analysis and action evaluation.

Conclusions:

Developed a middle-range descriptive theory of clinical reasoning in nursing.
Highlights the need for instruments to operationalize clinical reasoning and further research into its variables and consequences.