2201NRS Clinical Decision Making in Nursing

Running Head: 2201nrs Written Assignment: Assessment 1 - Structured Essay
2201NRS WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT: ASSESSMENT 1 -
STRUCTURED ESSAY

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2201nrs Written Assignment: Assessment 1 - Structured Essay
Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................3
Part A.........................................................................................................................................3
Part B..........................................................................................................................................4
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................6
Reference list..............................................................................................................................8

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2201nrs Written Assignment: Assessment 1 - Structured Essay
Introduction
Proper clinical decision making (CDM) helps to increase competence of nursing
practice and helps to provide high-quality care. In this essay, the influence of a key factor in
CDM has been discussed in the context of the work environment. Moreover, one discussion
is done about one health information technology that is used in supporting patients.
Part A
There are different factors that influence CDM, which include lack of knowledge of
procedures, experience, resources, and others. Lack of knowledge about procedures is a key
factor that influences CDM for nurses involved in monitoring patients. This factor is created
due to various issues in the workplace. This includes lack of training of nurses, considering
knowledge provision as a low priority task and due to scarcity of knowledge-sharing
platform.
Lack of knowledge of nurses impacts on the confidence level of nurses and creates a
barrier in collecting information from patients while monitoring them. Lack of knowledge of
nurses inhibits the capability of nurses to make innovative decisions and the flow of ideas
gets limited. The monitoring process gets affected due to knowledge gaps and desired patient
outcomes cannot be achieved.
In the clinical reasoning cycle, knowledge is essential for achieving different steps
like process information and problem identification. As opined by Levett-Jones et al. (2010),
knowledge is essential while interpreting subjective or objective cues. Analysis of data is
essential in the step of processing information, which can be done through the help of
knowledge and skills. Moreover, during the step of expertise and knowledge must be used to
make a proper diagnosis of the problem. Improper diagnosis can impact the treatment process
of patients. Hence, the lack of knowledge also hampers the clinical reasoning cycle.