title: Feeling and knowing: neural scientific perspectives on intuitive practice.
abstract: This article re-evaluates the place of intuition in the hierarchy of nursing skills in the light of recent neuro-scientific findings. The author draws on neural scientific perspectives to clarify ambiguity associated with intuition and redefine it as a working concept. Fresh credence is attributed to the previous claims of practitioners, theorists and other proponents of hypothetico-deductive approaches. Gender advantage in the use of emotional intelligence in professional life is critically explored. Arguments are tabled for a conceptual framework to house, guide and shape intuition in practice.
authors.affiliation: University of Lincoln, Lincoln. jmckinnon@lincoln.ac.uk
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McKinnon
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D009462:Neurology / Q000639:trends*; D009732:Nursing Care