| Description |
xii, 274 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Uncertainty and nursing / Carl Thompson and Dawn Dowding -- Probability : the language of uncertainty / Carl Thompson and Martin Bland -- Using information in decision making / Dawn Dowding and Carl Thompson -- Theoretical approaches / Carl Thompson and Dawn Dowding -- What is a 'good' judgement or decision? / Dawn Dowding and Carl Thompson -- When decision making goes wrong / Carl Thompson and Dawn Dowding -- Avoiding errors / Carl Thompson and Dawn Dowding -- Diagnosis for nurses / Carl Thompson & Dawn Dowding -- Prognosis in nursing / Dawn Dowding and Carl Thompson -- Evidence-based decisions : the role of decision analysis / Dawn Dowding and Carl Thompson -- The economics of clinical decision making / Jo Dumville and Marta Soares -- Involving patients in decision making / Vicky Entwistle and Ian Watt -- Communicating risks and benefits / Dawn Dowding and Carl Thompson -- Teaching clinical decision making and judgement / Carl Thompson and Dawn Dowding |
| Summary |
"This book provides the skills and knowledge to use information effectively when exercising professional judgement and clinical decisions. By integrating theory with practical examples, it provides an overview of the key issues facing nurses in decision making today."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Evidence-based nursing.
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Nursing theory
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Nursing -- Decision making.
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Decision Making.
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Nursing Care.
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Decision Support Techniques.
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Evidence-Based Nursing.
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Nursing Theory.
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| Author |
Dowding, Dawn.
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Thompson, Carl, DPhil.
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| LC no. |
2009014509 |
| ISBN |
0443067279 (paperback) |
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9780443067273 (paperback) |
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