Clinical Judgment Article - Why is Clinical Judgment Needed

The Stories We Tell

We all want to be the best teachers possible for our students. Their successes are our successes as we aspire to provide opportunities to facilitate their accomplishments. By incorporating case studies, Clinical Judgment in Davis Advantage provides the opportunity to support student learning in a way that works best for most students—exploratory learning through the use of stories. In my experience, the use of an effective case study makes a difference in what my students learn, and more importantly, what they retain. The stories contained in

case studies help our students relate to the material in a more integrative manner and can help transform student understanding. Many times, while teaching a case study, I have seen students have that “aha” moment we are all seeking as teachers. Given how Clinical Judgment in Davis Advantage has been created, we can look forward to having more such moments with our students. In so many ways, from its ease of integration within Davis Advantage to supporting our students’ development beyond the classroom, Clinical Judgment helps us become better teachers and our students better learners in an area that most, if not all students need assistance—clinical thinking and decision-making. Please feel free to watch the video below highlighting this article, Why is Clinical Judgment needed to prepare students for the Next Gen NCLEX and their professional practice? In addition, see the following links and contact information below on how to learn more about Clinical Judgment in Davis Advantage.

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About the author Kimberly Harding, MS, PhD is an instructor at

Colorado Mountain College where she teaches a 200-level Pathophysiology course to students online, hybrid, and in-person. She earned her MS at Ball State University in Muncie,

IN and her PhD at Indiana University School of Medicine, in Indianapolis, IN. She contributed content to Davis Advantage.