State of the science: intuition in nursing, a generation of studying the phenomenon

ANS Adv Nurs Sci. 2007 Jan-Mar;30(1):E15-25. doi: 10.1097/00012272-200701000-00011.

Abstract

A systematic review of nursing literature was conducted to determine the state of the science with respect to the use of intuition in nursing practice and nursing education. The Cumulative Index for Nursing and Allied Health database was used to identify the priority population. From this database, 45 research articles that were written in English, published in nursing journals, and that contained the word intuition in the title and/or abstract and in which intuition was a major term were analyzed. Findings show that, to date, most studies are descriptive, exploratory in design. Nurses affirm that intuition is salient to expertise in clinical practice and should be carefully taught to students and novice nurses.

Publication types

  • Review
  • Systematic Review

MeSH terms

  • Clinical Competence
  • Decision Making
  • Education, Nursing / methods
  • Humans
  • Intuition*
  • Nurses / psychology*
  • Nursing / methods*
  • Nursing Research / methods
  • Nursing Research / statistics & numerical data*
  • Qualitative Research