Clinical judgement and decision making are terms that are frequently used in nursing. But what do they mean and how can they be effectively applied in practice? In straightforward language, this book helps you to develop the necessary skills to make and apply sound clinical decisions. It breaks down the factors involved in decision making and shows you how to use evidence, critical enquiry and reflection to do so with confidence.
Key features:
- Each chapter is mapped to the 2018 NMC Standards
- Thought-provoking case studies and scenarios illustrate decision making in practice
- Activities enable you to practise your skills and build confidence in your ability to make effective decisions
Mapped to the 2018 NMC Standards, this book helps students develop the skills they need to make and apply sound clinical decisions. Clinical scenarios illustrate decision-making in different practice settings, while activities give students the chance to build confidence in their personal and clinical judgement.
Chapter 1: What is clinical judgement and decision-making in nursing?
Chapter 2: Collaborative clinical decision-making
Chapter 3: Using observation to inform decisions
Chapter 4: Systematic clinical decision-making
Chapter 5: Standardised clinical decision-making
Chapter 6: Prioritising decisions in delivering care
Chapter 7: Experience and intuition in decision-making
Chapter 8: Reflective judgement and decision-making
Chapter 9: Ethical sensitivity in decision-making
Chapter 10: Accountability for nursing decisions
Chapter 11: Confidence in clinical decision-making
Chapter 12: Matrix decision-making model and PERSON evaluation tool
Dr Mooi Standing is an independent academic nursing consultant with over 40 years experience that includes: (i) practising mental health and adult nursing in a range of hospital and community settings; (ii) lecturing pre-registration and post-registration nursing students from certificate to Masters level and presenting scholarly papers at international nursing conferences; (iii) researching how nurses develop clinical decision-making skills and publishing articles, books and chapters on this topic for nursing students, registered nurses and advanced practitioners; and (iv) providing external consultancy in curriculum development and quality enhancement of nursing programmes both nationally and internationally.
Mooi is currently a Series Editor for Learning Matters Transforming Nursing Practice book series and has had extensive experience serving as a Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Quality Assurance Reviewer of nursing educational programmes, and as a Professional Regulator as a Panellist on the NMC Practice Committee.
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