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Clinical reasoning cycle and the five rights of clinical reasoning

by Nathan William Nathan William work at myassignmenthelp.com

Levett Jones developed the Clinical reasoning cycle as a guide for nurses on the right course of action for enhanced patient care and recovery. It is an essential and quite integral part of nursing education and the implementation of it too. 

Not only working professionals but also nursing students need to have a clear idea about clinical reasoning which they have to showcase in the clinical reasoning cycle case study that they have to submit as assignments. If they are not so familiar with the concept, then they would have to take nursing essay help from professionals.

 The five rights of critical reasoning

Nurses must apply critical reasoning in patient care for collecting the right cues, for taking the right action for the betterment of the right patient at the right time for all the right reasons.

Right cues

Cues are physiological and psychosocial changes experienced by the patient and are identifiable by the caregivers like nurses and doctors. In simple words, they are available patient information in the form of patient history, handover reports, test results, patient charts and previously undertaken medical assessments. Nurses need to identify the right cues for the correct evaluation of the current medical condition.

Right patient

In this context, the right patient refers to the patient who is under the risk of critical illness or may undergo some severe and adverse event. To choose the right patient means to identify and prioritise patients on who needs urgent medical care. One of the jobs for the nurses is to determine the patient who requires immediate medical attention for the severity and the adversity of their ailment. By identifying the right patient by seeing and analysing the right cues a nurse can enhance the chance of their recovery.

Right time

In a medical institution, time is of the highest essence and absolute importance. Nurses need to identify the warning signs in at-risk patient and intervene at the right time with the help of some remedial measures and nursing interventions. If nurses fail to initiate recovery measures at the right time, then that will lead the patient towards some adverse outcome.

Right action

Right action means taking the right step and following the right course of action when faced with a situation. Nurses need to take measures or intervene in patient care, more so if the patient is at high risk or under critical care on study help. Many times the action means notifying the senior staff or the doctor if the patient is in deterioration.

Right Reasons

In this context, the right reasons not only means correct reasoning to give better patient care but also says that the reasons be legal, ethical and professional as well. The word ‘right' not only applies to the process and outcome of reasoning but also the rationale behind it. It should and must be legally, professionally and ethically correct. To have the right reasons the thinking of the caregiver must be just and compatible with the values and beliefs of the patient.

These five rights of critical reasoning must be fully understood and comprehended by nursing professionals and students as well. When they are not understood clearly the clinical judgement of the nurse will be inaccurate ultimately jeopardising the patient recovery.


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