title: Clinical decision-making styles of home healthcare nurses.
abstract: Using grounded theory method, this study of 21 home health nurses describes three clinical decision-making styles: skimming, surveying, and sleuthing. Experienced home health care nurses switch from one style to another when managing varying patient care situations. This study provides a broad view of clinical decision-making by integrating the context of nursing practice with the patients' clinical status, nurse-patient interaction, and nurses' knowledge and experience.
authors.affiliation: Azusa Pacific University, School of Nursing, CA 91702.
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: de la Cruz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009736:Nursing Process; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*