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Clinical intuition and its measurement in nursing research: An integrative review

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Yu-Ching Yang *
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Hugh F. Crean
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Kathi L. Heffner
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Karen F. Stein
DOI:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2026.105543delete
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Clinical intuition, a non-conscious, experience-based cognitive process, is widely recognized as a core component of nursing expertise and essential for competent patient care. However, varied perspectives on its defining characteristics have led to conceptual ambiguity. In addition, the extent to which existing measurement approaches align with the theoretical definition of the concept has not been systematically evaluated. This integrative review aims to (1) clarify the concept of clinical intuition by identifying key attributes from theoretical definitions found in nursing literature, and (2) evaluate the content alignment between these key attributes and intuition questionnaires used in nursing research.
Keywords:
clinical intuition
nursing expertise
conceptual clarity
measurement tools
integrative review

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International Journal of Nursing Studies cover
International Journal of Nursing Studies
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university of rochester
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