Clinical decisions made by nurses in intensive care--results of a telephone survey.

R Endacott; D Dawson

Clinical decisions made by nurses in intensive care--results of a telephone survey.

School of Nursing and Midwifery

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Abstract

A telephone survey of 89 GICUs in England was performed, using stratified quota sampling. 75 (84%) units reported changes in practice over the past 3 years. The reported changes were not only task orientated but also encompassed increased autonomy, organisational changes and increased workload. The absence of significant relationships between the activities suggests that nursing practice development is dependent on patient need and/or local factors. The lack of pattern suggests that it may be inappropriate to compare units for the purpose of nurse staffing.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	191-196
Number of pages	0
Journal	Nurs Crit Care
Volume	2
Issue number	4
Publication status	Published - 1997

Keywords

Clinical Competence
Critical Care
Decision Making
Humans
Job Description
Models
Nursing
Nursing Assessment
Nursing Methodology Research
Nursing Staff
Hospital
Organizational Innovation
Personnel Staffing and Scheduling
Professional Autonomy
Severity of Illness Index
Workload

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