Background Traditionally, clinical decision making has been perceived as a purely rational
and cognitive process. Recently, a number of authors have linked emotional intelligence (EI) …

Aims and objectives To review what is characteristic of registered nurses' intuition in clinical
settings, in relationships and in the nursing process. Background Intuition is a controversial …

Context. Clinical reasoning plays a major role in the ability of doctors to make diagnoses
and decisions. It is considered as the physician's most critical competence, and has been …

Abstract'Gut health'is a term increasingly used in the medical literature and by the food
industry. It covers multiple positive aspects of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, such as the …

Abstract Background General practitioners (GPs) are often faced with complicated, vague
problems in situations of uncertainty that they have to solve at short notice. In such …

Peripheral intravenous cannulation is the most common invasive hospital procedure but is
associated with a high failure rate. This study aimed to improve the A-DIVA scale (Adult …

Background Growing evidence for the role of GPs' gut feelings in cancer diagnosis raises
questions about their origin and role in clinical practice. Aim To explore the origins of GPs' …

PURPOSE The clinical literature advises physicians not to trust their intuition. Studies of
clinical intuition, however, equate it to early impressions, the first thing that comes to the …

To understand expertise and expertise development, interactions between knowledge,
cognitive processing and task characteristics must be examined in people at different levels …

Background General practitioners sometimes base clinical decisions on gut feelings alone,
even though there is little evidence of their diagnostic and prognostic value in daily practice …