Priority setting in clinical nursing practice: Literature review

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 427-436

  Hendry, Charles ^a   Walker, Anne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical decision making; Literature review; Nursing care; Priority setting; Work organization

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; DATA BASE; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDLINE; NURSING; ORGANIZATION; PHILOSOPHY; PLANNING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; WARD;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

EID: 4243188079     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2004.03120.x     Document Type: Review

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