Essential decision making and clinical judgement for nurses
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Essential decision making and clinical judgement for nurses
Churchill Livingstone, 2009
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
This book provides the skills and knowledge to use information effectively when exercising professional judgement and clinical decisions. By integrating theory with practical examples, it provides an overview of the key issues facing nurses in decision making today.
Table of Contents
1 Introduction 2 Uncertainty and nursing 3 Probability - the language of uncertainty 4 Using information in decision making 5 Theoretical approaches 6 What is a 'good' judgement or decision? 7 When decision making goes wrong 8 Avoiding errors 9 Diagnosis for nurses 10 Prognosis in nursing 11 Evidence-based decisions - the role of decision analysis 12 The economics of clinical decision making 13 Involving patients in decision making 14 Communicating risks and benefits 15 Teaching clinical decision making and judgement
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