• J Nurs Scholarsh · Jan 2000

    Review

    Intuition and analysis in decision making and choice.

    • D Lamond and C Thompson.
    • Department of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, United Kingdom. dwl1@stir.ac.uk
    • J Nurs Scholarsh. 2000 Jan 1;32(4):411-4.

    PurposeTo discuss the need for a shift in focus from intuitive to more analytic ways of examining both the process and outcomes of professional decisions based on "best evidence."ScopeDifferent assumptions inherent in intuitive and analytic explanations of nurses' decision making are outlined, and the two approaches are compared. The benefits and limitations of such approaches to decision making in nursing and health care are discussed, using available research evidence to show that in most instances the analytical approaches are more effective.ConclusionsA systematic approach to decision making in health care is needed, so that both health professionals and patients have a means for knowing the basis of decisions about treatment.

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