Fostering clinical reasoning in nursing students

Linda Koharchik1, Linda Caputi, Meigan Robb

  • 1Linda Koharchik is a clinical assistant professor and director of adjunct faculty and clinical affairs at Duquesne University School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA, where Alicia L. Culleiton is also a clinical assistant professor. Linda Caputi is professor emerita at College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL, and Meigan Robb is assistant professor of nursing at Chatham University, Pittsburgh, PA. Contact author: Linda Koharchik, koharchikl@duq.edu. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.

Summary

This article highlights the importance of clinical reasoning skills for nursing students. It explains how clinical nursing instructors can effectively teach these essential skills in practical settings.

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