Clinical Reasoning: Instrument for Clinical Decisions of Nursing Students in the Care Process

Abstract

Objective: Report the experience of Nursing graduation students regarding high technological density services, using the clinical reasoning practice as a tool in the care process. Method:It is a descriptive study whose type is experience report of nursing students from a public University, located on Northeast of Brazil, that highlights the practical activities accomplished during the period of May, 23 to June, 13 of 2016. Results:The experience provided relevant results for the nursing students during the practical activities, being structured on the following axes: nurse's work process; developed activities; and practical training. Conclusion:The experience lived by the nursing students was typified as a tool that increases and evaluates the several abilities and skills that the nursing professional must have. And the clinical reasoning practices directs to actions and interventions of nursing increasingly safe and scientific.