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Area of Science:

  • Nursing Science
  • Clinical Decision Making
  • Healthcare Education

Background:

  • Nurses commonly utilize intuition for clinical decision-making, a swift, subconscious process integrating holistic patient knowledge.
  • The rise of evidence-based practice (EBP) has led to the underappreciation of intuition in nursing.
  • Intuition synthesizes information for improved patient outcomes, viewing patients holistically.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To conceptually analyze intuition within nursing.
  • To highlight the significance of intuition in nursing education, clinical practice, and patient care.
  • To promote the integration and acceptance of intuition in nursing.

Main Methods:

  • Walker and Avant's framework was employed for conceptual analysis.
  • A comprehensive literature search was conducted from 1987 to 2014.
  • Keywords included intuition, nursing, clinical decision making, patient outcomes, EBP, and analytical thinking.

Main Results:

  • Nurses report using intuition, yet it lacks formal validation within the profession.
  • Key attributes of intuition include unconscious, holistic knowledge acquisition without analytical processes.
  • Consequences involve verifying intuition analytically and translating it into actionable nursing interventions.

Conclusions:

  • This work supports intuition's role in nursing by clarifying its concept.
  • It contributes to the nursing knowledge base and encourages holistic patient assessment.
  • Recommends nurse educators promote the use of intuition in practice and education.