Science and intuition: do both have a place in clinical decision making?
Intuition is widely used in clinical decision making yet its use is underestimated compared to scientific decision-making methods. Information processing is used within scientific decision making and is methodical and analytical, whereas intuition relies more on a practitioner's perception. Intuitio...
| Publicado en: | British Journal of Nursing Vol. 22; no. 4; pp. 212 - 216 |
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| Formato: | Journal Article |
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Mark Allen Holdings Limited
2/28/2013
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