A nurse uses intuitive thinking when making decisions because ...

[Evvie72]

A nurse uses intuitive thinking when making decisions because intuitive thinking:
 
  a. can be a part of expert thinking.
  b. involves emotions and feelings instead of concrete examples.
  c. is a natural part of the nursing process.
  d. may be a result of unconscious assessment and intervention processes.

Question 2

During an in-service training, the speaker evaluates the attendees' knowledge of the term cost plus. Which response by the attendees indicates they understand?
 
  a. An international discount store
  b. The amount of monies spent on health care plus the current inflation factor
  c. The cost to the provider plus a profit incentive for being in business
  d. The expenditure for being in the health care business plus benefits from pharmaceuticalcompa nies

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Answer to Question 1

A
Intuitive thinking has been defined as an innate feeling or sense that nurses develop to help them act in
certain situations, or a gut feeling that something may be wrong. Alfaro-LeFevre (2003) states that
the result of using intuition and drawing upon evidence at the same time to make well-reasoned
decisions (decision making) is a part of the expert thinking process.

Answer to Question 2

C
As health care expenditures continued to escalate upward, the concept of cost plus became the way to
determine the expenditure involved with service delivery. The actual cost (expenditure) the provider
incurred for care plus a profit incentive for being in business became known as cost plus.. The
emphasis here was not on how services could be delivered economically, but the more you spend, the
more you get..