Clinical judgment allows nurses to synthesize their knowledge, experience, and intuition with the available data to make informed, evidence-based decisions about patient care The nurse-patient relationship is unique and complex, and the nurse will draw on their critical thinking and communication skills to develop and maintain it

Nurses must develop critical thinking skills to gather and analyze patient data. These skills lay the foundation for clinical judgment, which underlies the nursing process

intuition — “sixth-sense” of knowing that largely comes from years of education and problem-solving in real-world patient situations. nurse-patient relationship — unique and complex, and the nurse will draw on their critical thinking and communication skills to develop and maintain it. medication reconciliation — process of reviewing a patient’s medications listed in their medical record and comparing that list to what the patient is actually currently taking at home. PERRLA — eye assessment that determines if pupils are equal, round, reactive to light and accommodation.