Understanding Decision-Making in Nursing Practice

Karen Holland, Debbie Roberts, Karen Holland, Debbie Roberts

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Year: 2022
• Print ISBN: 9781526424471, 9781526424464
• eBook ISBN: 9781529738636
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Nursing

A clear, accessible and evidence-based introduction to effective decision-making in nursing. It discusses the processes and frameworks that support clinical reasoning and applies theory and knowledge to the nursing context.

Activities and case studies provide regular opportunities to apply theory to practice with real-world examples of decision making in action encourage students to reflect on and draw from their own lived experiences.

The book has been carefully developed to support students in meeting the NMC Future Nurse Standards of Proficiency and draws from many of the lessons learned during the Covid-19 pandemic, making it a rich learning resource for all student and qualified nurses.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Contents
• About the Editors and Contributors
• Preface
• Acknowledgement
• Part 1 Decision-Making: Theory and Practice
• Chapter 1 Principles of Decision-Making for Practice
• Chapter 2 Making Decisions as a Student: Decision-making Opportunities
• Chapter 3 Using Evidence for Decision-making
• Chapter 4 Reflection and Learning from Decision- making
• Chapter 5 Ethical Issues and Decision-Making in Practice
• Chapter 6 Communication Skills and Decision-Making in Practice
• Part 2 Decision-Making in Practice
• Chapter 7 Decision-Making in Mental Health Nursing
• Chapter 8 Decision-Making in Children's and Young People's Nursing Practice
• Chapter 9 Decision-Making in Learning Disability Nursing
• Chapter 10 Decision-Making in the Field of Adult Nursing
• Part 3 Decision-Making for Health Care
• Chapter 11 Decision-Making for Risk Assessment and Patient Safety in Practice
• Chapter 12 Decision-Making in Complex Situations in Practice
• Chapter 13 Decision-Making for Promoting Health and Preventing Ill Health in Practice
• Chapter 14 Decision-Making and Nursing Education in a Global Pandemic
• Index