A review of clinical decision making: Models and current research

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 187-195

  Banning, Maggi ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical decision making; Decision making models; Nurses; Nursing; Nursing experience; Nursing practice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; HUMANISM; INTUITION; MENTAL FUNCTION; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING PROCESS; NURSING RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CUES; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANISM; HUMANS; INTUITION; MENTAL PROCESSES; MODELS, NURSING; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING PROCESS; NURSING RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATTERN RECOGNITION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 37149055715     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2006.01791.x     Document Type: Article

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