Teaching Circle to Improve Nursing Clinical Judgment in an Undergraduate Nursing Program. 2020

Benjamin Martin, and Julia A Greenawalt, and Elizabeth Palmer, and Taylor Edwards

BACKGROUND Clinical judgment combines both decision making capacity and the ability to think critically. In an effort to foster clinical judgment in students, a quality improvement plan was initiated. METHODS A teaching circle was created by key nursing faculty. After a review of the literature, goals, objectives, and aims were articulated. Faculty development, through the use of "lunch and learn," was delivered using webinars, discussion, and application of item writing. RESULTS Faculty benefited from the teaching circle's professional development activities by gleaning tools to develop, measure, and assess clinical judgment with undergraduate nursing students in nursing courses. CONCLUSIONS Professional faculty development is necessary to effectively prepare students for the rigors of contemporary practice. The use of a teaching circle is one effective strategy to foster success for programmatic improvement. Further research is warranted to explore best teaching learning strategies in the construct of clinical judgment. [J Nurs Educ. 2020;59(4):218-221.].

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007600 Judgment The process of discovering or asserting an objective or intrinsic relation between two objects or concepts; a faculty or power that enables a person to make judgments; the process of bringing to light and asserting the implicit meaning of a concept; a critical evaluation of a person or situation. Judgement,Judgements,Judgments
D002983 Clinical Competence The capability to perform acceptably those duties directly related to patient care. Clinical Skills,Competence, Clinical,Clinical Competency,Clinical Skill,Competency, Clinical,Skill, Clinical,Skills, Clinical,Clinical Competencies,Competencies, Clinical
D004508 Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate A four-year program in nursing education in a college or university leading to a B.S.N. (Bachelor of Science in Nursing). Graduates are eligible for state examination for licensure as RN (Registered Nurse). External Degree Programs, Nursing,Nursing Education, Baccalaureate,Baccalaureate Nursing Education,Baccalaureate Nursing Educations,Education, Baccalaureate Nursing,Educations, Baccalaureate Nursing,Nursing Educations, Baccalaureate
D005181 Faculty, Nursing The teaching staff and members of the administrative staff having academic rank in a nursing school. Nursing Faculty,Faculties, Nursing,Nursing Faculties
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000066491 Clinical Decision-Making Process of formulating a diagnosis based on medical history and physical or mental examinations, and/or choosing an appropriate intervention. Medical Decision-Making,Clinical Decision Making,Decision-Making, Clinical,Decision-Making, Medical,Medical Decision Making
D013338 Students, Nursing Individuals enrolled in a school of nursing or a formal educational program leading to a degree in nursing. Nurses, Pupil,Pupil Nurses,Nursing Student,Nursing Students,Student, Nursing,Nurse, Pupil,Pupil Nurse
D013663 Teaching A formal and organized process of transmitting knowledge to a person or group. Teaching Method,Training Activity,Training Technique,Academic Training,Educational Technics,Educational Techniques,Pedagogy,Teaching Methods,Technics, Educational,Techniques, Educational,Training Activities,Training Technics,Training Techniques,Activities, Training,Activity, Training,Educational Technic,Educational Technique,Method, Teaching,Methods, Teaching,Pedagogies,Technic, Educational,Technic, Training,Technics, Training,Technique, Educational,Technique, Training,Techniques, Training,Training Technic,Training, Academic
D015402 Nursing Education Research Investigations into the problems of integrating research findings into nursing curricula, developing problem solving skills, finding approaches to clinical teaching, determining the level of practice by graduates from different basic preparations, etc. Education Research, Nursing,Nursing Research, Educational,Research, Nursing Education,Educational Nursing Research,Research, Educational Nursing,Education Researchs, Nursing,Educational Nursing Researchs,Nursing Education Researchs,Nursing Researchs, Educational,Researchs, Educational Nursing,Researchs, Nursing Education

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