title: The influence of assumptions on effective decision-making.
abstract: In a competitive health care environment, the effectiveness of a nurse executive's decisions is enhanced by the use of a systemic set of assumptions. The author explains why this theory of decision-making is important, shows how three sets of assumptions manifest themselves in nursing administration practice, and presents a case study to show how nurse executives can use this theory to improve the effectiveness of their decisions.
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000288:Administrative Personnel / Q000592:standards*; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D003662:Decision Theory; D004526:Efficiency; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000592:standards*; D011340:Problem Solving; D011361:Professional Competence; D013598:Systems Theory