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Protocol-based care does not fully standardize nurses' clinical decision-making in practice. Nurses integrate various information sources, often relying on personal judgment and social interactions over strict adherence to protocols.

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Area of Science:

  • Nursing
  • Healthcare Management
  • Clinical Decision-Making

Background:

  • Protocol-based care aims to standardize clinical decision-making in evidence-based practice.
  • The actual impact of protocols on standardizing nurses' decisions in real-world settings remains unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how protocol-based care influences nurses' clinical decision-making processes.
  • To understand the practical application and effects of standardized care approaches.

Main Methods:

  • Ethnographic case study design across two distinct clinical units (diabetic/endocrine and cardiac).
  • Data collection involved observations, semi-structured interviews, field notes, feedback sessions, and document review.
  • Inductive and thematic analysis of collected data.

Main Results:

  • Nurses' decisions were influenced by multiple interacting factors, not solely protocols.
  • Knowledge exchange primarily occurred through person-to-person interactions, highlighting the social nature of decision-making.
  • Standardized care approaches were used flexibly and adapted to individual patient needs, rather than followed rigidly.

Conclusions:

  • Despite the algorithmic nature of protocols, clinical practice involves diverse information sources influencing nurses' decisions.
  • Achieving standardization through protocols requires approaches that support nurses' decision-making development within specific contexts.