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

Implementing nursing diagnostics effectively: cluster randomized trial.

Maria Müller-Staub1, Ian Needham, Matthias Odenbreit

  • 1PBS, Stettlerstrasse 15 3600 Bern, Switzerland. muellerstaub@bluewin.ch

Journal of Advanced Nursing
|August 16, 2008
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

Complications related to the routine use of feeding jejunostomy in esophageal cancer surgery within an enhanced recovery protocol.

Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland)·2026
Same author

Lessons Learned from Evaluation of the Convergent Validity the SPARK36 in Preventive Youth Health Care: Implications for Further Research and Practice.

Maternal and child health journal·2026
Same author

The real-time experiences of older people with dementia, informal caregivers and professional caregivers during the transition from home to a nursing home: multiple longitudinal cases.

BMC health services research·2025
Same author

Development of a multifaceted implementation plan to guide falls prevention in residential aged care facilities.

BMC geriatrics·2025
Same author

Navigating hospital to home transitions: A qualitative study exploring older adult and informal caregiver experiences, challenges and opportunities.

Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)·2025
Same author

Recovery from disability after geriatric-home rehabilitation versus standard of care: protocol for a pilot study in older persons with disability at hospital discharge.

Pilot and feasibility studies·2025
Same journal

A Model for Sustaining Second Victim Peer Support Programs in Healthcare: A Delphi Study.

Journal of advanced nursing·2026
Same journal

The Practice Experience of ICU Nurses in Preventing Pressure Injuries: A Qualitative Meta-Synthesis.

Journal of advanced nursing·2026
Same journal

Capturing the Work of Nurses in General Practice: Development and Testing of the OCEAN-GPN Tools.

Journal of advanced nursing·2026
Same journal

The European Parliament's Vote on the EU Health Workforce INI Report: An EFN Commentary.

Journal of advanced nursing·2026
Same journal

Social Avoidance Trajectories, Core Characteristics and Maintenance Factors in Postoperative Breast Cancer Patients: A Longitudinal Mixed-Methods Study.

Journal of advanced nursing·2026
Same journal

Broken Links: Gender Disparities Across the Chain of Survival in Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest.

Journal of advanced nursing·2026
See all related articles

Guided clinical reasoning significantly improved nurses' ability to document accurate nursing diagnoses, interventions, and patient outcomes. This educational method enhances nursing documentation quality and patient care results.

Area of Science:

  • Nursing Education
  • Clinical Reasoning
  • Healthcare Quality Improvement

Background:

  • Nurses require enhanced diagnostic reasoning skills for accurate nursing diagnoses and effective interventions.
  • Accurate documentation is crucial for achieving favorable patient outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of guided clinical reasoning as a refresher educational measure.
  • To evaluate the effect of guided clinical reasoning on the quality of nursing documentation.

Main Methods:

  • Cluster randomized controlled trial comparing guided clinical reasoning with classic case discussions.
  • Evaluation of 225 nursing records (444 diagnoses, interventions, outcomes) using the Quality of Nursing Diagnoses, Interventions and Outcomes instrument.
  • Statistical analysis using T-tests and mixed effects models.

Related Experiment Videos

Main Results:

  • The intervention group showed significant improvements in nursing diagnoses, interventions, and outcomes.
  • Guided clinical reasoning led to more accurate nursing diagnoses and etiology-specific interventions.
  • No quality changes were observed in the control group.

Conclusions:

  • Guided clinical reasoning enhances nurses' skills in stating diagnoses, selecting interventions, and documenting outcomes.
  • Supports the use of standardized nursing classifications (NANDA, NIC, NOC).
  • Highlights implications for electronic nursing documentation systems.