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9780443067273

Essential Decision Making and Clinical Judgement for Nurses

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  • ISBN13:

    9780443067273

  • ISBN10:

    0443067279

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2009-08-01
  • Publisher: CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE

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This books provides the reader with the skills and knowledge to interpret and use information effectively when exercising professional judgement and making clinical decisions with patients. The text brings together issues specific to nursing practice and reviews contemporary research evidence, highlighting highlighting the important issues for nurses. Review of up-to-date research into clinical professional judgement and decision making Focus on evidence and skills and knowledge relevant to nursing practice Combines current theory with analysis of applications in practice Learning exercises and self-assessment components in each chapter Comprehensive coverage of subject

Table of Contents

Contributorsp. vii
Forewordp. ix
Prefacep. xi
Acknowledgementsp. xii
Introductionp. 1
Uncertainty and nursingp. 11
Probability: the language of uncertaintyp. 27
Using information in decision makingp. 39
Theoretical approachesp. 55
What is a 'good' judgement or decision?p. 79
When decision making goes wrongp. 93
Avoiding errorsp. 121
Diagnosis for nursesp. 139
Prognosis in nursingp. 165
Evidence-based decisions: the role of decision analysisp. 173
The economics of clinical decision makingp. 197
Involving patients in decision makingp. 217
Communicating risks and benefitsp. 235
Teaching clinical decision making and judgementp. 247
Indexp. 267
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