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Methodological quality was assessed using the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme qualitative checklist. Data were synthesised using Thomas and Harden's thematic synthesis approach.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Fifteen studies were included. Seven descriptive themes and four analytical themes were developed. Nurses' intuitive concern was conceptualised as a dynamic pathway: it began with subtle deviations from baseline, moved through cyclical assessment and clinical judgement, and led to patient\u2010safety action through communication and escalation. Team and organisational conditions shaped this pathway, while emotional consequences and experiential learning fed back into future noticing and judgement.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Nurses' intuition is best understood as a situated form of clinical judgement, not as a vague feeling. It can function as an early patient\u2010safety signal when it prompts reassessment, is effectively communicated and is supported within clinical systems.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Implications for the Profession and\/or Patient Care<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Nurses should treat intuitive concern as a prompt for reassessment, communication and escalation. Education and clinical systems should support its articulation and integration with objective evidence.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Impact<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This review explains how intuitive concern contributes to early deterioration recognition and becomes actionable within clinical practice.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Reporting Method<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>PRISMA and ENTREQ.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>No Patient or Public Contribution<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>No patients or members of the public were involved.<\/jats:p>\n                  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