Conceptualizations of Decision Making in Nursing: Analytic Models and “Knowing the Patient”
- 1 January 1995
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications
- Vol. 6 (1) , 16-22
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-618x.1995.tb00274.x
Abstract
Most studies of clinical decision making in nursing have been guided by analytic theories, such as information-processing and decision-analysis theories. Recently, some investigators have used naturalistic methods and have identified "knowing the patient" as relevant to clinical judgment. The author discusses two lines of inquiry and offers possible explanations for differences between the two conceptualizations of clinical decision making. Insights for future research are proposed.Keywords
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