CLINICAL JUDGEMENT
Scenario 1 : The Emergency Room Scenario 2 : The ICU Sce nario 1 : In the image above, the nurse in the green top has been enjoying a lengthy conversation with a friend. She has no idea one of the patients is having chest pain . The doctor arrives to confront the situation. It is important for the nurse in a clinical area to be vigilant and use good clinical judgement. Monitoring of the patients in the ER, is a priority. Scenario 2 : The nurse in the red top has been floated to ICU. She is assigned to a postoperative patient. She neglects to do an assessment and vital signs, as she thinks not being an ICU nurse as an excuse. It is important for the clinical nurse to take full responsibility for an assignment. For more information on this topic, please click on the link below: Clinical judgement Patient education For more clinical information, please cl...
