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E J Plunkett

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A strategy for introducing diagnostic reasoning: hypothesis testing using a simulation approach.

The ability to generate a number of hypotheses, so all possibilities in a situation are recognized, is a vital component in arriving at a correct nursing diagnosis. Students need learning experiences in this aspect of the diagnostic reasoning process. The authors discuss the four phase simulation method of teaching, which provides a useful model for developing beginning skills in hypothesis generation.

Clinical Competence