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Nursing prioritization of the patient need for care: A tacit knowledge embedded in the clinical decision-making literature
International Journal of Nursing Practice, 10/13/09

Lake S et al. – Nursing prioritization of the patient need for care was revealed both as a non–sequential decision–making process throughout unfolding patient situations and as an advanced skill of nursing practice. Increasing confidence with this skill is the hallmark of developing expertise.

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Sarah Lake, 10/14/09

The article summarises my Master of Nursing thesis in my area of interest. I am now moving to a more in-depth exploration of nursing prioritisation of patients' needs for care. The PhD level research proposes to work with nurses as they practise this decision-making in the hospital setting.

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