Nursing expertise and information structure influence medical decision making

Applied Nursing Research

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 287-290

  Brannon, Laura A ^a   Carson, Kimi L ^b  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Orthopaedic Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; COLLEGE STUDENT; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSING; PATIENT INFORMATION; PILOT STUDY; READING;

ADULT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; NURSES; NURSING CARE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 0242509836     PISSN: 08971897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/S0897-1897(03)00078-8     Document Type: Article

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