Decision-making in nursing care management: a narrative review of the literature

• Autor(a) principal: Lourenço, Inês Lopes
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Gonçalves, Marta Sofia, Sequeira, Marta Sofia, Melo, Maria Fernanda, Gouveia, Maria José
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: https://doi.org/10.34632/gestaoedesenvolvimento.2022.11696

Decision making is a fundamental skill in the nursing practice and the complexity of this process requires the ability to meet the needs of patients through quick and effective decisions. The current article is a narrative review study on decision-making in nursing care management and it was based on the following research question: what is the understanding on decision making in nursing care management? The specific objectives were: to understand the relationship that exists between autonomy and leadership in the decision-making process, to identify the factors that influence it, to analyze the role that communication plays, as well as the knowledge and professional experience in this process. The analysis of the articles included in the study were accessed through the EBSCO and Medline databases using the descriptors "decision making", "decision making process", nurs*, Communication, Leadership. We noticed that decision- making, because it has a professional value in nursing practice, whether in clinical or management areas, has been a health topic addressed in several national and international research papers. The nurse must know the factors that contribute to decision -making and must have the necessary tools to act, which are essential for providing quality care to the person.