Clinical decision-making is a fundamental part of professional nursing care and it is essential that students develop sound judgement and decision-making skills in order to deal confidently with the challenges they will encounter as registered nurses. This book enables pre-registration nursing students to understand, develop and apply these skills in order to practice safely and effectively. The book links theory to realistic student experiences and clinical scenarios to show how to use these skills in practice. -- From product description.

Previous edition: 2017.

What is clinical judgement and decision-making in nursing? -- Collaborative clinical decision-making -- Using observation to inform decisions -- Systematic clinical decision-making -- Standardized clinical decision-making -- Prioritizing decisions in delivering care -- Experience and intuition in decision-making -- Reflective judgement and decision-making -- Ethical sensitivity in decision-making -- Accountability for nursing decisions -- Confidence in clinical decision-making -- Matrix decision-making model and "PERSON" evaluative tool.