Critical thinking and clinical decision making in critical care nursing: A pilot study

Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 169-180

  Hicks, Frank D ^a   Merritt, Sharon L ^b   Elstein, Arthur S ^c  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APTITUDE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTUITION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; THINKING;

EID: 0038686937     PISSN: 01479563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0147-9563(03)00038-4     Document Type: Review

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