title: Preparing advanced practice nurses for clinical decision making in specialty practice.
abstract: Dramatic changes in the delivery of healthcare have placed an increased emphasis on developing critical thinking skills and clinical decision making abilities of nurses on both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The authors discuss teaching-learning strategies that promote clinical decision making skills of advanced practice nurses. Particular attention is paid to advanced practice nurses who are being prepared to work within specialty practice settings. An algorithm to guide educators to teach clinical decision making is presented.
authors.affiliation: University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing, Philadelphia, USA.
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Lipman
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Deatrick
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003657:Decision Making; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000193:education*; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000193:education*; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D013041:Specialties, Nursing / Q000193:education*