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

Nurses decision-making in clinical practice.

Nick A Bakalis1, Roger Watson

  • 1School of Nursing, ATEI Patras, Patra, Greece. nb1972@hotmail.com

Nursing Standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987)
|March 9, 2005
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

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

Publishing experimental studies in NEP.

Nurse education in practice·2026
Same author

The relationship between loneliness, psychological resilience and depression in community based older people in Hong Kong: A cross-sectional survey design study.

Australasian journal on ageing·2025
Same author

Evaluating approaches to enhance transition and retention in newly qualified nurses: An updated rapid evidence assessment.

Nurse education in practice·2025
Same author

Correction: A path analysis on the direct and indirect effects of the unit environment on eating dependence among cognitively impaired nursing home residents.

BMC health services research·2025
Same author

Reporting Grounded Theory: Is COREQ Enough?

Journal of clinical nursing·2025
Same author

Before you submit to NEP.

Nurse education in practice·2025
Same journal

Effect of artificial intelligence on nursing documentation and patient safety.

Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987)·2026
Same journal

Strategies for responding to anger from patients, relatives and carers.

Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987)·2026
Same journal

Nurses' role in detecting early and subtle signs of patient deterioration in acute hospitals.

Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987)·2026
Same journal

Pulse oximetry: exploring its role, limitations and challenges in clinical practice.

Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987)·2026
Same journal

Anorexia nervosa: identification and management by non-specialist nurses.

Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987)·2026
Same journal

Skin and soft tissue abscesses: assessment and management.

Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987)·2026
See all related articles

Nurses in medical, surgical, and critical care regularly make patient care decisions. Critical care nurses more frequently make advanced decisions like changing patient medication, with experience influencing decision-making frequency.

Area of Science:

  • Nursing Practice
  • Clinical Decision-Making
  • Healthcare Management

Background:

  • Nurses' roles involve complex decision-making across various specialties.
  • Understanding these decisions is crucial for optimizing patient care and professional development.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify and compare the clinical decisions made by nurses in medical, surgical, and critical care settings.
  • To explore the relationship between clinical experience and decision-making frequency.

Main Methods:

  • A clinical decision-making questionnaire (CDMQ) with 15 statements was developed.
  • 60 nurses (20 from each specialty) completed the questionnaire.

Main Results:

  • Nurses in all specialties frequently made decisions regarding direct patient care and managing the work environment.

Related Experiment Videos

  • Critical care nurses more often made decisions related to extended roles, such as emergency interventions and medication changes, compared to medical and surgical nurses.
  • Clinical experience was significantly associated with the frequency of decision-making.

    • Conclusions:

    • The scope of nursing decisions is largely determined by the clinical area of practice.
    • Further research is needed to explore potential links between decision-making aptitudes and factors like personality, education, and overall nursing experience.