A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Clinical judgement and information seeking by nurses and physicians working with cancer patients
Authors: Salantera S, Eriksson E, Junnola T, Salminen EK, Lauri S
Publisher: JOHN WILEY & SONS LTD
Publication year: 2003
Journal:: Psycho-Oncology
Journal name in source: PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY
Journal acronym: PSYCHO-ONCOL
Volume: 12
Issue: 3
First page : 280
Last page: 290
Number of pages: 11
ISSN: 1057-9249
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.643
Abstract
According to the results nurses and physicians apply different approaches to clinical judgement and problem-solving. On the basis of the status statement they received in the program both groups pointed to similar problems and sought a great deal of additional information. However the type of information required was different in the two groups. There were also significant differences in the knowledge base applied for purposes of clinical judgement: nurses tended to rely on personal knowledge, physicians on theory. Physicians were able to identify their patient's major clinical problems, but nurses had more difficulty doing this. On the other hand, nurses took a broader view on the general well-being of patients than physicians did. Copyright (C) 2002 John Wiley Sons, Ltd.
According to the results nurses and physicians apply different approaches to clinical judgement and problem-solving. On the basis of the status statement they received in the program both groups pointed to similar problems and sought a great deal of additional information. However the type of information required was different in the two groups. There were also significant differences in the knowledge base applied for purposes of clinical judgement: nurses tended to rely on personal knowledge, physicians on theory. Physicians were able to identify their patient's major clinical problems, but nurses had more difficulty doing this. On the other hand, nurses took a broader view on the general well-being of patients than physicians did. Copyright (C) 2002 John Wiley Sons, Ltd.
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