TITLE:
Thinking Process of Nursing Students’ Clinical Judgment in Pediatric Nursing Practicum
AUTHORS:
Mari Okada, Yuko Tomari
KEYWORDS:
Pediatric Nursing Practicum, Nursing Students, Clinical Judgment, Thinking Process
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Nursing,
Vol.7 No.11,
November
21,
2017
ABSTRACT: This aim is to clarify thinking process of nursing students’ clinical judgment, i.e.,
how nursing students act and think and what influences this thinking process of
identifying approaches necessary for the children under their care in pediatric
nursing practicum. By the analysis of M-GTA, students concurrently performed “A: Analytically contemplating
the state of this child’s body” and “B: Contextually contemplating
this child’sindividuality”. As a result, they acquired “C: Understandingof this child as a familiar
existence.” This allows students to enable them to “D: Identify the necessary
approach using judgment criteria for this child.” Furthermore, as situations
that promote thinking by relating to all processes of thinking, students
experienced “E: Attempts to solve problems through various measures” and “F:
Encouragement of thinking through reflection.” Meanwhile, “G: Stagnation of thinking
because of concerning matters” inhibited the progress of thinking. We found a
need for education after grasping the process of student thought.