Utilizing Case-Based Learning and a Modified Lasater Clinical Judgment Rubric (LCJR) for Clinical Judgment Skills

It is challenging to assess clinical judgment skill development. The purpose of this study was to understand how case-based learning (CBL) and an innovation to the Lasater Clinical Judgment Rubric (LCJR) can be used to facilitate and assess clinical judgment skills. A pilot study using a quasi-experimental design was conducted to develop and assess clinical judgment competencies. Data were collected through a pretest/posttest, CBL worksheets, and modified LCJRs. Pretest/posttest results were statistically significant. Significant results were not shown by LCJR data as a whole, but one component demonstrated significant change. Considering the study's brevity, any significant LCJR results are promising.