Intuition and Analysis in Decision Making and Choice
Journal of Nursing ScholarshipPublished 1 December 2000
Dawn Lamond, Carl Thompson
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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" is discussed.
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PURPOSE: To 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." SCOPE: Different 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. CONCLUSIONS: A 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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