Exploring decision making in intellectual disability nursing practice: A qualitative study

Journal of Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 197-220

  Williams, Ruth W ^a   Roberts, Gwerfyl W ^a   Irvine, Fiona E ^b   Hastings, Richard P ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

decision making; evidence based practice; intellectual disability nursing; interpretative phenomenological analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSING PRACTICE; PHENOMENOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSES; WALES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651243558     PISSN: 17446295     EISSN: 17446309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1744629510386289     Document Type: Article

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