Aims and objectives To identify and summarise factors and processes related to registered
nurses' patient care decision‐making in medical–surgical environments. A secondary goal …

Acute care settings are characterised by patients with complex health problems who are
more likely to be or become seriously ill during their hospital stay. Although warning signs …

Background Discretionary autonomy is a key factor in enhanced patient outcomes and
nurses' work satisfaction. Among nurses, insufficient autonomy can result in moral distress …

Aims and objectives. The aim of this paper was to review the current literature clinical
decision‐making models and the educational application of models to clinical practice. This …

This article examines the many ethical challenges that are specific to qualitative research.
These challenges concern the issues of informed consent procedures, the researcher …

Background: Financial constraints and other forces affecting health care in many countries
have led to nurses implicitly limiting their care in some instances. In the absence of an …

OBJECTIVES:(1) To describe the levels of implicit rationing of nursing care in Swiss acute
care hospitals;(2) to explore the associations between nine selected potential rationing …

Triage, as a concept, is relatively new in Sweden and means 'sorting'. The triage process
was developed to grade patients who needed immediate care. Triage is currently important …

Nurses' judgements and decisions have the potential to help healthcare systems allocate
resources efficiently, promote health gain and patient benefit and prevent harm. Evidence …

Effective leadership underpins the efficient and safe running of any clinical practice. Indeed,
in everyday life it may be necessary to use leadership skills in our family life in getting …