Using personal judgement in nursing and healthcare /

Seedhouse, David, 1956-

Using personal judgement in nursing and healthcare / David Seedhouse & Vanessa Peutherer. - xxiii, 261 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introducing personal judgement -- Classic approaches to nursing and healthcare decision-making -- Myths and facts about healthcare decision-making -- PSP : personally involved decision-making -- Practice scenario : an exemplar -- Practice scenarios : staff and professional issues -- Practice scenarios : patient and family issues -- Using imagination to improve personal judgement.

Rules and codes for healthcare professionals continue to proliferate yet are unable to offer practical advice in specific circumstances. To help balance official rules with the variable, unique human element, the authors explain what personal judgement is and how it can be applied routinely and effectively in everyday decision-making in healthcare.

1526458993 9781526458995 1526459000 9781526459008


Medical care--Decision making.
Nursing--Decision making.
Decision making.

R723.5 / .S44 2020 R723.5 / .S438 2020

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