{"title":"Intuitive knowing for student nurses.","authors":"Lisa A Ruth-Sahd","doi":"10.1097/NSG.0000000000000143","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>\"Intuitive knowing\" is the ability to understand a clinical case instinctively without the need for conscious reasoning. This article examines the critical role of intuitive knowing in clinical decision-making among nurses, particularly in the context of increasingly complex patient care. Furthermore, the article offers recommendations for nursing educators to cultivate this essential skill in nursing students, ensuring they are equipped to effectively navigate the challenges of modern healthcare environments.</p>","PeriodicalId":35641,"journal":{"name":"Nursing","volume":"55 3","pages":"40-45"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Nursing","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NSG.0000000000000143","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2025/2/21 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"Nursing","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract: "Intuitive knowing" is the ability to understand a clinical case instinctively without the need for conscious reasoning. This article examines the critical role of intuitive knowing in clinical decision-making among nurses, particularly in the context of increasingly complex patient care. Furthermore, the article offers recommendations for nursing educators to cultivate this essential skill in nursing students, ensuring they are equipped to effectively navigate the challenges of modern healthcare environments.
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Nursing2020 (ISSN 0360-4039; online ISSN 1538-8689) published its first issue in November 1971, under founders Gene W. Jackson and Daniel Cheney. In the intervening years, its circulation has grown to over 150,000, making it one of the largest nursing journals in the world. Published monthly, Nursing2020 is widely regarded as offering current, practical contents to its readers, and has won many editorial awards testifying to the quality of its copy and graphics. The editorial and clinical staff, a 19-member Editorial Board of distinguished clinicians and practitioners, and over 100 invited reviewers help ensure the quality of this publication.