Perceptions of senior nursing students regarding clinical decision-making
ABSTRACT Objectives: to understand the perceptions of senior students in an undergraduate nursing course at a nursing college in Lisbon regarding skills related to clinical decision-making learned during their initial training. Methods: qualitative study, of an exploratory and descriptive nature....
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| author | Maria de Fátima Mendes Marques Carlos Lopes Alves Henriques Pina David Maria Anabela Ferreira dos Santos Sandra Cristina da Silva Neves Maria Jose Fonseca Pinheiro Maria Teresa Sarreira Leal |
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| description | ABSTRACT Objectives: to understand the perceptions of senior students in an undergraduate nursing course at a nursing college in Lisbon regarding skills related to clinical decision-making learned during their initial training. Methods: qualitative study, of an exploratory and descriptive nature. Data collection occurred by carrying out a focus group with eight senior students in an undergraduate nursing course. Data treatment applied content analysis, performed with twebQDA® software. Results: data were analyzed according to the four dimensions of Tanner’s model of clinical judgment, and noticing and interpreting stood out as the most influential in clinical decision-making. Theoretical and clinical knowledge, validation of care planning, prioritization, and capacity to discuss and debate about situations emerged as the most representative skills. Final considerations: students make decisions by means of a complex process by using the knowledge and skills learned during their training. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dcec9795ea5648ab9f7ac76c0c6647912022-12-21T18:43:45ZengAssociação Brasileira de EnfermagemRevista Brasileira de Enfermagem1984-044610.1590/0034-7167-2020-0921Perceptions of senior nursing students regarding clinical decision-makingMaria de Fátima Mendes MarquesCarlos Lopes Alves Henriques Pina DavidMaria Anabela Ferreira dos SantosSandra Cristina da Silva NevesMaria Jose Fonseca PinheiroMaria Teresa Sarreira LealABSTRACT Objectives: to understand the perceptions of senior students in an undergraduate nursing course at a nursing college in Lisbon regarding skills related to clinical decision-making learned during their initial training. Methods: qualitative study, of an exploratory and descriptive nature. Data collection occurred by carrying out a focus group with eight senior students in an undergraduate nursing course. Data treatment applied content analysis, performed with twebQDA® software. Results: data were analyzed according to the four dimensions of Tanner’s model of clinical judgment, and noticing and interpreting stood out as the most influential in clinical decision-making. Theoretical and clinical knowledge, validation of care planning, prioritization, and capacity to discuss and debate about situations emerged as the most representative skills. Final considerations: students make decisions by means of a complex process by using the knowledge and skills learned during their training.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672021000100193&tlng=ptNursing StudentsDecision-MakingNursingNursing EducationFocus Groups |
| spellingShingle | Maria de Fátima Mendes Marques Carlos Lopes Alves Henriques Pina David Maria Anabela Ferreira dos Santos Sandra Cristina da Silva Neves Maria Jose Fonseca Pinheiro Maria Teresa Sarreira Leal Perceptions of senior nursing students regarding clinical decision-making Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem Nursing Students Decision-Making Nursing Nursing Education Focus Groups |
| title | Perceptions of senior nursing students regarding clinical decision-making |
| title_full | Perceptions of senior nursing students regarding clinical decision-making |
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| title_short | Perceptions of senior nursing students regarding clinical decision-making |
| title_sort | perceptions of senior nursing students regarding clinical decision making |
| topic | Nursing Students Decision-Making Nursing Nursing Education Focus Groups |
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