Understanding Decision-Making in Nursing Practice

A clear, accessible and evidence-based introduction to effective decision-making in nursing. It discusses the processes and frameworks that support clinical reasoning and applies theory and knowledge to the nursing context. Activities and case studies provide regular opportunities to apply theory to practice with real-world examples of decision making in action encourage students to reflect on and draw from their own lived experiences. The book has been carefully developed to support students in meeting the NMC Future Nurse Standards of Proficiency and draws from many of the lessons learned during the Covid-19 pandemic, making it a rich learning resource for all student and qualified nurses.

Table of Contents:
Part 1 Decision Making: Theory and Practice Chapter 1 Principles of Decision Making for Practice - Karen Holland and Debbie Roberts Chapter 2 Making Decisions as a Student: Decision-Making Opportunities - Debbie Roberts Chapter 3 Using Evidence for Decision-Making - Joanne Cleary-Holdforth and Therese Leufer Chapter 4 Reflection and Learning from Decision Making - Debbie Roberts Chapter 5 Ethical Issues and Decision Making in Practice - Marcia Kirwan Chapter 6 Communication Skills and Decision Making in Practice - Jenni Templeman and Karen Holland Part 2 Decision Making in Practice Chapter 7 Decision Making in Mental Health Nursing - Tony Warne and Gareth Holland Chapter 8 Decision Making in Children’s and Young People’s Nursing Practice - Angela Darvill and Natalie Robinson Chapter 9 Decision Making in Learning Disability Nursing - Louise Cogher and Dale Nixon Chapter 10 Decision Making in the Field of Adult Nursing - Deborah Atkinson and Jane McGrath Part 3 Decision Making for Health care Chapter 11 Decision Making for Risk Assessment and Patient Safety in Practice - Angela Williams Chapter 12 Decision Making in Complex Situations in Practice - Melissa Corbally and Karen Holland Chapter 13 Decision Making for Promoting Health and Preventing Ill Health in Practice - Stephen Prydderch and Daniel Lucy Chapter 14 Decision Making and Nursing Education in a Global Pandemic - Debbie Roberts and Karen Holland

About the Author :
Karen Holland is the Founding Editor of Nurse Education in Practice journal and a senior lecturer ( Honorary ) in the School of Health and Society , University of Salford. She has co- edited and authored seven books , two of which are in their 3rd Edition (both translated into Japanese ) . She has been a Series Editor of nursing books for two major publishers , focused on supporting student learning in practice .Her main interests and career experience is in the field of nursing education , and in particular curriculum development and evaluation , evidence -based teaching and learning as well as research informed practice. Her most recent book, Anthropology of Nursing, reflects her long standing interest and commitment to exploring how nursing itself can be viewed and understood through an anthropological lens.  She has been the Subject Chair (Nursing and Health Professions ) for the Elsevier Scopus Content Selection Advisory Board (CSAB ) since 2010 and is a committed advocate for ethical publishing and authorship .Her 20years as Editor/Editor in Chief of an international nurse education journal enabled her to support and promote scholarly publishing in the field of nursing education and practice. She is currently engaged in reviewing for a number of international nursing journals as well as writing and editing new books to enhance student nurse engagement in the practice of nursing. Professor Debbie Roberts has deep expertise in nursing, with over 30 years of experience as a qualified nurse, and 20 years as a nurse academic for universities in Wales and England.  Debbie’s areas of teaching and research expertise includes practice and immersive learning, as well as clinical simulation. She has a particular interest in linking research, teaching and innovation; ensuring that evidence-based teaching is used within nurse education and relevant research is embedded into the curriculum.  Debbie supports PhD students and has examined several PhD candidates. Widely published in the field of nurse education, Prof Roberts has contributed to textbooks, used internationally as core texts in nurse education programmes. She also has published over 30 peer-reviewed papers for international journals with her work often cited by others, indicating the impact of her ideas on teaching and learning internationally.   Prof Roberts has established a wide range of national and international links through her work as an external examiner and in 2019, she was nominated as one of the top 100 women in Wales in the inaugural Welsh Women’s Awards, which celebrate those women who continue to thrive and excel at the forefront of their professions and make meaningful contributions to the country. 

Review :
This book is a valuable resource as I embark upon qualification to the professional nursing register. ‘Understanding Decision-Making in Nursing Practice’ provides an in-depth, nuanced view of the evidence-based processes required for clinical reasoning and how to make sound judgments in nursing practice. The ‘activity’ sections throughout the book provides the reader with further literature and resources providing an outlet for further critical thinking and independent learning.