Concept analysis of decision making.
OBJECTIVE
Client decision making in relation to health care.


OBJECTIVE
To develop a conceptual analysis of client decision making regarding health care that represents the current state of the science in order to better understand how clients make decisions.


METHODS
Published literature.


CONCLUSIONS
A model of client decision making is presented with implications for nursing. Defining attributes, antecedents, consequences, and empirical referents of decision making are developed and illustrated by case presentations.
Noone
Joanne
J
Kauai Community College Wellness Center, USA. jnoone@mail.kauaicc.hawaii.edu
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations