Consider the definition of clinical reasoning and how it is distinguished from other terms in the Simmons article.
•Bring to mind key characteristics of your specialty area. Is the concept of clinical reasoning relevant and sufficient to describe the process you utilize as you make decisions and solve problems in your area of specialization, Nursing education? Why or why not? If not, what terminology would be more useful for defining or characterizing this process?
•Review the literature to identify at least two specific examples of reasoning strategies used in your specialty area. These may be part of your literature review related to your DNP Project question(s).
Research Question:How does the implementation of a dedicated offloading unit impact patient flow in the emergency department and increase patient satisfaction.
•Reflect on your DNP Project question(s). Reexamine your project question(s) through this lens of clinical, or alternately termed, reasoning.
Research Question:
How does the implementation of a destination arrival discharge unit that utilizes the essential elements of effective patient flow impact the level of patient satisfaction and the off loading of emergency department patients.