| Characteristics of clinical judgement | Count and % agreement (N = 39) |
| Interpretation of patient/client needs | 37 (95%) |
| Knowledge based on experience | 37 (95%) |
| Essential for safe patient/client care | 36 (92%) |
| Culminates in a clinical decision | 32 (82%) |
| Context dependent | 31 (79%) |
| Knowledge based on practice skills | 30 (77%) |
| Culminates in a nursing management plan | 29 (74%) |
| Knowledge based on theory | 26 (67%) |
| Evaluation of choices made, and actions taken | 26 (67%) |
| Reflective process | 26 (67%) |
| Pattern recognition and synthesis | 26 (67%) |
| Systematic process | 24 (61%) |