Complex Clinical Reasoning and Judgment in Nursing Practice

3 credits · School of Nursing

This course is the third in a sequence of clinical seminars designed to prepare learners to use sound clinical reasoning and judgment in nursing practice. Learners will evaluate the influence of individual and collective well-being, knowledge, thinking patterns, clinical experiences, and resources on clinical reasoning and judgment in complex clinical situations. Individual, peer, and team-based strategies will foster sound clinical judgment in case and simulated clinical situations involving diverse individuals across the lifespan. Theory and evidence supporting successful nurse transition to practice will be explored. Prerequisites: 5802, 5804, 5805, 5806 and 5815. Corequisites: 5915, 8232 and 8234. [3]