The effect of attitude to risk on decisions made by nurses using computerised decision support software in telephone clinical assessment: An observational study

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  O'Cathain, Alicia ^a   Munro, James ^a   Armstrong, Iain ^b   O'Donnell, Catherine ^c   Heaney, David ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b Audit Scotland   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTERIZED DECISION SUPPORT SOFTWARE; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; NURSE ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CARE; TELEPHONE; UNITED KINGDOM; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; TELECONSULTATION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REMOTE CONSULTATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SCOTLAND; SOFTWARE; STATE MEDICINE; TELEPHONE;

EID: 39049117072     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6947-7-39     Document Type: Article

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