Thoughtful Nursing Practice: Reflections on Nurse Delegation Decision-Making

Nursing Clinics of North America

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 461-470

  McInnis, Leigh Ann ^a   Parsons, Lynn C ^a  

^a MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced practice nursing; Assistive personnel; Decision making; Delegation; Legislation; Licensing; Nurse practice act; Nursing practice

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ETHICS; HUMAN; LICENSING; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MODEL; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING ASSISTANT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL DELEGATION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THINKING; UNITED STATES;

AMERICAN NURSES' ASSOCIATION; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DELEGATION, PROFESSIONAL; HUMANS; LICENSURE, NURSING; MODELS, NURSING; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSES' AIDES; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING, PRACTICAL; NURSING, SUPERVISORY; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; THINKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70350026175     PISSN: 00296465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cnur.2009.07.002     Document Type: Review

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