Abstract
The aim of this systematic review was to illuminate intuition in clinical nursing. Frequently described as a defining characteristic of professional expertise, intuition is gaining acceptance as a legitimate form of knowledge in clinical nursing. A total of 352 abstracts were read and eight quantitative studies included. A thematic analysis was performed to one main theme, two themes, and four sub-themes emerged. The main theme was: Sensing an unconscious and conscious state of mind, and the two themes were: A sudden emotional awareness and reflection, and arousal of conscious thought processes. The first theme included two sub-themes: Sensing spiritual connections with patients and experiencing physical sensations; worrying and reassuring feelings. The second theme comprised two sub-themes: Willingness to act on personal, interpersonal, and clinical experiences; the influence of maturity and social support in clinical decision-making. An implication for clinical nursing was the need to develop sensitivity as a key to understanding the patient’s illness. In conclusion, leadership and management could facilitate discussions about intuition as a legitimate method of processing information and making decisions about patient care.
Highlights
Intuition has been described as emotional awareness [1]
Severinsson way, the amygdala can indirectly retrigger emotions and a behavioral response to stimuli that have been experienced in the past, but are dormant in the unconscious [3]
A Sudden Emotional Awareness and Reflection The results revealed that emotional awareness is often described as using nursing intuition [24] [26] [29]-[31]
Summary
Intuition has been described as emotional awareness [1]. Severinsson way, the amygdala can indirectly retrigger emotions and a behavioral response to stimuli that have been experienced in the past, but are dormant in the unconscious [3]. The duration of this interface between emotional response and reasoning has been described as milliseconds. According to Panksepp [4], it results in human beings feeling before they think, which is essential when describing intuition and emotional awareness. A consequence seems to be that the brain and heart receive, process, and decode intuitive information. The absence of a consensus on the definition of intuition is highlighted by Appleton and Cowley [9]
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