Trusting Your Nursing Intuition

Does the hair on the back of your neck occasionally stand on end? Does a chill run down the side of your body when your gut tells you there’s something’s wrong? 

As a nurse, you’ve learned many skills throughout the course of your education. Some are considered ‘hard’ skills (e.g. venipuncture, injections, catheterisation) and others are often characterised as ‘soft’ (e.g. communication, empathy, motivational interviewing). One so-called ‘soft’ skill that can’t really be taught is learning to tune into, listen to and trust your nurse’s intuition.