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Three decision-making aids: brainstorming, nominal group, and Delphi technique

A R McMurray

    Journal of Nursing Staff Development : JNSD
    |March 1, 1994
    PubMed
    Summary

    Nursing staff development educators can enhance decision-making skills using brainstorming, Nominal Group Technique, and Delphi technique. These structured methods improve participant responses for course development, goal setting, and trend forecasting.

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    Area of Science:

    • Nursing Education
    • Healthcare Management
    • Decision Science

    Background:

    • Nursing staff development educators require effective decision-making strategies.
    • Traditional methods may not fully optimize group input for educational planning.
    • Structured techniques can enhance the quality and quantity of participant responses.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To highlight the utility of specific group decision-making techniques for nursing staff development.
    • To provide educators with actionable methods for enhancing their decision-making processes.
    • To support strategic planning in nursing education through structured input.

    Main Methods:

    • Exploration of brainstorming as a divergent thinking tool.
    • Application of the Nominal Group Technique for structured idea generation and prioritization.

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  • Utilizing the Delphi technique for expert consensus and forecasting.

    • Main Results:

    • Brainstorming, Nominal Group Technique, and Delphi technique offer structured approaches to decision-making.
    • These methods increase the quantity and quality of responses from participants.
    • Structured techniques facilitate tasks such as course development, goal setting, and trend forecasting.

    Conclusions:

    • Nursing staff development educators can leverage these techniques to improve strategic planning.
    • Implementing structured decision-making methods enhances educational program development.
    • These techniques are valuable for forecasting trends and setting departmental goals in nursing education.