Decision-making in primary care: Outcomes from a study using patient scenarios

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 532-541

  Offredy, Maxine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

'Think aloud'; Decision making; General practitioners; Information processing theory; Nurse practitioners; Schema theory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING PROCESS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING PROCESS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 0036884411     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2002.02410.x     Document Type: Article

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