and All Correct Answers 2025/2026
Updated.
interrelated concepts of clinical judgment - Answer leadership
care coordination
safety
health care quality
evidence
patient education
leadership - Answer The action of leading a group of people or an organization
-in nursing this is taking charge in decision making for the patient's health care
care coordination - Answer coordination of services provided to patients before they enter a
health care setting, during the time they are in the setting, and after they leave the setting
health care quality - Answer the degree to which health services for individuals and
populations increase the likelihood of desired health outcomes and are consistent with current
professional knowledge
patient education - Answer a process of assisting people to learn health-related behaviors so
that they can incorporate these behaviors into everyday life
Attributes of clinical judgment - Answer -involves a holistic view of the patient situation
-has a process orientation (circular process)
-requires reasoning and the interpretation of data
Holistic view of health - Answer an approach to life. Rather than focusing on illness or
specific parts of the body, this ancient approach to health considers the whole person and how
he or she interacts with his or her environment. It emphasizes the connection of mind, body,
and spirit.
reasoning and interpretation of data - Answer analytic, intuitive, narrative
Tanner's Model of Clinical Judgement - Answer Noticing
Interpreting
, Responding
Reflecting
noticing - Answer -A nurse notices things about a patient in the context of the nurse's
background and experience, context of environment, and knowing the patient.
-A nurse is looking for patterns that are consistent with previous experiences and uses that
information to guide care.
interpreting - Answer the process of assembling information to make sense of it
-Types of reasoning patterns tend to vary with the experience of the nurse.
-Novice nurses tend to rely on analytic reasoning.
-Expert nurses draw from a variety of reasoning patterns—analytic, intuitive, and narrative.
responding - Answer the implementation of actions and interventions based on patient
needs
Depending on the level of expertise, the nurse may or may not be able to judge the
effectiveness of the intervention before initiating it
reflecting - Answer the process of thinking and learning from experiences
-critical for development of knowledge and improvement in reasoning
reflection-in-action - Answer happens in real time while care is occurring
reflection-on-action - Answer happens after the patient care occurs
NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model - Answer (NCJMM)
recognize cues, analyze cues, prioritize hypotheses, generate solutions, take action, evaluate
outcomes
doing - Answer focus on external expectations and tasks
being - Answer adopting attitudes and behaviors that reflect the value of how a professional
thinks, feels, and acts