title: A strategy for introducing diagnostic reasoning: hypothesis testing using a simulation approach.
abstract: The ability to generate a number of hypotheses, so all possibilities in a situation are recognized, is a vital component in arriving at a correct nursing diagnosis. Students need learning experiences in this aspect of the diagnostic reasoning process. The authors discuss the four phase simulation method of teaching, which provides a useful model for developing beginning skills in hypothesis generation.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Plunkett
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Olivieri
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003463:Cues; D006801:Humans; D008606:Mental Processes; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis; D011577:Psychodrama; D012381:Role Playing; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*