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Improving Practice Readiness by Increasing Awareness of Clinical Reasoning Biases

When Dr. Garrett Chan asked the question, “What do hoofbeats and a razor have to do with clinical reasoning and implicit bias in decision-making?” he was naming a real risk in how we teach students to think. His point was simple, but critical for nursing education. We teach students to look for the “most likely” explanation (Occam’s Razor). And in fast-paced clinical practice, that heuristic can be helpful. But when patients are complex and time is limited, human bias and oversimplification can lead to clinical reasoning errors and negative patient outcomes. In the article, I walk through a few key ideas Dr. Chan highlighted: Perceptual grasp & salience: How nurses learn to notice what matters most and what to worry about when something “just doesn’t look right.” Heuristics: When shortcuts help and when they become hidden traps. 8 common clinical reasoning biases: To enhance clinical decision-making, we need to increase students’ awareness of common biases and the typical pitfalls found in clinical reasoning. Coaching questions: Use these in clinical, simulation, and post-conference to help students slow down, reflect, and think like nurses. In nursing education, we don’t just teach, we coach judgment. And the more we help students recognize these traps, the more we protect patients by improving clinical judgment. Which bias do you see most often in students (or in practice)? Which coaching question could you start using this week? Read more in this article: https://www.keithrn.com/2026/03/impro... #NursingEducation #NurseEducator #ClinicalReasoning #ClinicalJudgment #PracticeReadiness