1. What is clinical judgement and decision-making in nursing? -- 2. Collaborative clinical decision-making -- 3. Using observation to inform decisions -- 4. Systematic clinical decision-making -- 5. Standardised clinical decision-making -- 6. Prioritising decisions in delivering care -- 7. Experience and intuition in decision-making -- 8. Reflective judgement and decision-making -- 9. Ethical sensitivity in decision-making -- 10. Accountability for nursing decisions -- 11. Confidence in clinical decision-making -- 12. Decision-making ̀€PERSON' evaluation tool
Summary
"Clinical decision-making is an indispensable facet of professional nursing care. In order to become a registered nurse it is essential that you develop sound decision-making skills in order to deal with the challenges you will encounter. This book enables pre-registration nursing students to understand, develop and apply these skills in order to practise safely and effectively. The structure of the book helps you to progress in effective decision-making right from the first, through to the final year of your programme. The book links theory to realistic experiences and clinical scenarios to show you how to use these skills in practice"--back cover