Topic > Nursing Intuition in Nursing - 1440

Examples of different cases to demonstrate the concept of intuition are described by Roger et al (2014). The model case describes an example of the concept where all the attributes that define the concept are displayed. A related case is then identified where it illustrates some form of the concept, but not all of the defining attributes are present. Finally, there is the opposite case which defines what the concept is not, since none of the defining attributes are present. The model case describes a nurse whose assessment included all determining attributes. In the related case, the nurse based her knowledge from a holistic assessment and synthesized previous experiences and observations, however, she did not have immediate knowledge, rather she based her clinical decisions from a factual point of view. In the reverse case presentation, the nurse, who was a recent graduate, did not use definitive attributes of intuition and based her care solely on textbook knowledge and her own knowledge.