Clinical reasoning essays

These reasons are: the failure to properly diagnose, the failure to institute appropriate medication and treatment and application of inappropriate management strategies of the presented complications (Alfaro-LeFevre, 2009). All these factors are directly related to the poor clinical reasoning skills.

While putting this information in mind, this paper will utilize the Clinical Reasoning Cycle in reviewing and planning care for a patient named Mr. Jones. According to Levett-Jones et al. (2014), considering the patient is the stage of the Clinical reasoning cycle.

Nurses with effective clinical reasoning skills have a positive impact on patient outcomes. Conversely, those with poor clinical reasoning skills often fail to detect impending patient deterioration resulting in a “failure-to-rescue” (Aiken, Clarke, Cheung, Sloane, & Silber, 2003).

There are number of clinical reasoning and decision making models used in nursing practice, however this essay will discuss evidence based-practice and the ethical/legal models. Each model will be discussed in turn, first providing an overview, explaining its use and aim in healthcare.