Perceptions of senior nursing students regarding clinical decision-making

• Autor(a) principal: Marques,Maria de Fátima Mendes
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: David,Carlos Lopes Alves Henriques Pina, Santos,Maria Anabela Ferreira dos, Neves,Sandra Cristina da Silva, Pinheiro,Maria Jose Fonseca, Leal,Maria Teresa Sarreira
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672021000100193
• topic: Nursing Students; Decision-Making; Nursing; Nursing Education; Focus Groups

ABSTRACT Objectives: to understand the perceptions of senior students in an undergraduate nursing course at a nursing college in Lisbon regarding skills related to clinical decision-making learned during their initial training. Methods: qualitative study, of an exploratory and descriptive nature. Data collection occurred by carrying out a focus group with eight senior students in an undergraduate nursing course. Data treatment applied content analysis, performed with twebQDA® software. Results: data were analyzed according to the four dimensions of Tanner’s model of clinical judgment, and noticing and interpreting stood out as the most influential in clinical decision-making. Theoretical and clinical knowledge, validation of care planning, prioritization, and capacity to discuss and debate about situations emerged as the most representative skills. Final considerations: students make decisions by means of a complex process by using the knowledge and skills learned during their training.