The novice nurse and clinical decision-making: How to avoid errors

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 354-359

  Saintsing, David ^a   Gibson, Linda M ^b   Pennington, Anthony W ^a  

^a Remington College of Nursing   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making; Error; Graduate; Novice; Nurse

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FALLING; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; RISK FACTOR; TIME;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79955043187     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2011.01248.x     Document Type: Article

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