Professional nurses' understanding of clinical judgement: A contextual inquiry
Health SA Gesondheid
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Professional nurses' understanding of clinical judgement: A contextual inquiry | |
| Creator | van Graan, Anna C. Williams, Martha J.S. Koen, Magdalena P. | |
| Description | Higher cognitive skills are essential competencies for nurses joining the technologically and increasingly complex health care environment to provide safe and effective nursing care. Educators and clinical facilitators have recognised that newly qualified nurses do not meet the expectations for entry level clinical judgement and are held accountable for finding adequate learning experiences as preparation for such practice demands. An explorative and descriptive qualitative design was followed in this study to reach an understanding of clinical judgement in the clinical nursing environment from the perspective of professional nurses. Eleven professional nurses (n = 11) working at primary health care clinics, public and private hospitals participated voluntarily. Data was collected by means of the “World Cafe” method, incorporating a combination of techniques such as interviewing, discussions, drawings, narratives and reflection. The focus was on professional nurses' knowledge of the meaning of clinical judgement and factors influencing the development of clinical judgement in the clinical environment. Qualitative thematic content analysis principles were applied during data analysis. The findings were integrated with the relevant literature to culminate in conclusions that should add to the knowledge base of clinical judgement as an essential skill for improving autonomous and accountable nursing care. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS Publishing | |
| Date | 2016-10-11 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/hsag.v21i0.967 | |
| Source | Health SA Gesondheid; Vol 21 (2016); 280-293 2071-9736 1025-9848 | |
| Language | eng | |
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