This has been a hard unit for me to complete. I really enjoyed the Daniel Kahneman lecture on Intuition. The concept of the "illusion of validity" made me think long and hard about how I make decisions. I am not sure that I should admit this, but I have always given intuition greater merit than it deserves. I sometimes go with my "gut" feeling. I am often looking for that "fast and easy" answer. I am so grateful to be in school at this time when such great resources are available to guide my decision making process. I realize that I cannot rely on these systems to override my expertise, but I can use them to make safer and more consistent evaluations.
I have never had the opportunity to work with any of the systems described in this unit, but I look forward to learning more about them.
I think we all use a little intuition, but if we can back it with Evidence Based Research it is even better. We usually know what works with out patients, but we need to engage in EBP and use it in our clinical decision making.
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Great comments. See you soon.
Lauri Morgan
You both make very valid points, yes it's always important to remember that technology systems are not intended to replace rational judgement and critical think but rather facilitate the process, hence EBP.
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