Clinical Judgement and Decision-Making: In Nursing and Interprofessional Healthcare

Sound clinical judgement and decision-making are vital to delivery of high quality, patient-centered, nursing and interprofessional healthcare. This book integrates the theory and practice of decision-making to guide and enhance practitioners' understanding and clinical expertise.

Mooi Standing presents relevant, contemporary theory and research that relates decision-making to:

Professional identity

Organization of healthcare

Developing knowledge and skills

Selecting and applying the most appropriate interventions

Real case studies written by various advanced practitioners demonstrate how to apply theory to practice in reviewing, explaining and continually developing clinical judgement and decision-making skills. A patient's account of care received for a serious illness provides a valuable patient-centered insight.

The author's new 'reflexive-pragmatism' model summarizes the key knowledge, skills, values and processes of clinical judgement and decision-making, for readers to apply in reviewing and enhancing their own clinical practice. Extensive reflective activities and self assessment tools are included throughout the book.

Clinical Judgement and Decision-Making is essential reading for qualified nurses, midwives and allied health professionals, especially those undertaking CPD modules in judgement and decision-making, evidence-based practice and reflective practice or studying to be advanced practitioners.