Question

Give an example of a nurse using intuitive knowing in her daily duty as a nurse?

Answer 1

Ans) Intuition is an important tool in nursing practice and part of nurses' synergistic response to patients and events.

- Researchers in a 2001 study used focus groups and survey techniques to collect data from 262 registered nurses on their understanding of intuition and their perceptions of its use.
- The researchers acknowledged that the nature of intuition prevents agreement on its precise definition and that there is little research evidence to support its existence. However, this did not prevent nurses from saying that they use intuition during their interactions with patients.
- It conclude that intuition in the nursing setting is not a mystical power, but part of the nurses' analysis and response.
- Nurses with greater expertise and experience are more likely to use intuition to make decisions or evaluate patients' conditions than nurses with less experience and expertise.