The level of knowledge of respiratory physiology articulated by intensive care nurses to provide rationale for their clinical decision-making

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 145-155

  Pirret, Alison M ^a  

^a MIDDLEMORE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Clinical decision making; Knowledge; Physiology; Respiratory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTUITION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD; THINKING;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTUITION; JUDGMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THINKING;

EID: 34248224246     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2006.11.004     Document Type: Article

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