Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

The process of decision-making by emergency nurses.

J Lyneham1

  • 1School of Nursing and Health Science, Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, Australia.

The Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing : a Quarterly Publication of the Royal Australian Nursing Federation
|April 10, 1999
PubMed
Summary

Emergency nurses utilize a hypothetico-deductive reasoning model for clinical decision-making, integrating various information sources. This study confirms this decision-making process in emergency nursing practice.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Midwives and assessment of perinatal mental health.

Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing·2011
Same author

Silence on violence no longer.

Australian nursing journal (July 1993)·2002
Same author

Violence: part of the job for Australian nurses?

The Australian journal of advanced nursing : a quarterly publication of the Royal Australian Nursing Federation·2002
Same author

Violence in New South Wales emergency departments.

The Australian journal of advanced nursing : a quarterly publication of the Royal Australian Nursing Federation·2002
Same author

Patient education Web sites.

The Australian journal of advanced nursing : a quarterly publication of the Royal Australian Nursing Federation·2000
Same author

Twenty first century patient education.

The Australian journal of advanced nursing : a quarterly publication of the Royal Australian Nursing Federation·2000

Area of Science:

  • Nursing
  • Clinical Reasoning
  • Emergency Medicine

Background:

  • Decision-making in emergency nursing is crucial yet under-researched.
  • Existing literature suggests a hypothetico-deductive model for nurses in other areas.
  • The applicability of this model to emergency nursing required validation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the decision-making method employed by emergency nurses.
  • To validate the hypothetico-deductive decision-making model in the emergency setting.

Main Methods:

  • A modified grounded theory framework was adopted.
  • Three clinical nurse specialists participated in the study.
  • Participants responded to five clinical scenarios and discussed their diagnostic reasoning.

Related Experiment Videos

Main Results:

  • Emergency nurses, specifically clinical nurse specialists, employ the hypothetico-deductive model.
  • This model involves the utilization of verbal, non-verbal, and other information sources.
  • The study validated the hypothetico-deductive approach in emergency nursing.

Conclusions:

  • The hypothetico-deductive model is a key component of emergency nursing decision-making.
  • Emergency nurses effectively integrate diverse information for diagnostic conclusions.
  • Further research into emergency nursing decision-making processes is warranted.