increasing need for healthcare professionals to make safe and informed decisions following advances in clinical intervention and medical complexities due to the ageing population with associate co-commodities (). Decision-making pervades in all clinical care and activities‚ and clinical decisions have profound and direct effect on patient safety‚ care and outcome. Clinical decision-making (CDM) involves healthcare professionals applying clinical judgment to select the optimal evidence-based option to control
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Clinical Decision Making A complete medical history was obtained from the patient. Following a discussion of her concerns‚ a physical exam‚ including a pelvic and bimanual exam was performed. Swabs of the vaginal area were collected and placed under the microscope. The results were concurrent with the suspected diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis. The physician explained the results of the swab samples and offered the patient different treatment options. Pathophysiology Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) is
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CLINICAL DECISION MAKING WITHIN THE NURSING PROCESS AMONG UTAH NURSES By Jan C. Call A thesis submitted to the faculty of The University of Utah in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science College of Nursing The University of Utah December 1995 Copyright C Jan C. Call1995 All Rights Reserved THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH GRADUATE SCHOOL SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE APPROVAL of a thesis submitted by Jan C. Call This thesis has been read by each member of the following
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Abstract Clinical decision-support systems (CDSS) apply best-known medical knowledge to patient data for the purpose of generating case-specific decision-support advice. CDSS forms the cornerstone of health informatics research and practice. It is an embedded concept in almost all major clinical information systems and plays an instrumental role in helping health care achieve its ultimate goal: providing high quality patient care while‚ at the same time‚ assuring patient safety and reducing
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Clinical decision making can be defined as‚ the collection of relevant patient information and accurate assessment‚ which results in an action being taken in the delivery of nursing care to the patient (Clark 1996). This definition is identical to the nursing process as described by (ref ewles & simnett?) however‚ this has been disparaged by some for not being critical in its stages (assesment‚ planning‚ implementation and evaluation) leading to standardized care plans and the reduction in decision
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fixed with the implementation of Decision Support System. A Clinical Decision Support System (CDSS) is a type of expert system (also commonly referred to as a knowledge-based system) used within a clinical setting to support clinical processes. CDSSs are the result of the research of those within both the medical and computer science fields who had wished to develop artificially intelligent (AI) computer systems that would revolutionize healthcare. Clinical Decision Support Systems are often used with
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02971588 1 Decision making essay Decision making is important to nurses in today ’s society‚ ( Thompson et al 2002) as a number of policy and professional imperatives mean that nurses have to worry about the decisions they make and the way in which they make them. The government has produced several policy initiatives (DOH 1989‚ 1993a‚ 1993b 1913c‚1994‚ 1995‚ 1996a‚ 1996b‚1997‚ 2000‚ 2000) which have led to the creation of an evidence based health care culture ( Mulhall & Le May 1999). Thompson
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Clinical Decision Support System Name Affiliation Clinical Decision Support System This system is designed to provide better health care decision policy to the physicians and other health care persons to make clinically based treatment better for their patients. In United States (U.S) with the approval of American Recovery and Reinvestment‚ there are so many healthcare technologies are being into use. These technologies include Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health
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Based on the situation I encountered during my clinical‚ decision making in clinical settings is a judgment to be made on the patient care and as nurses‚ our judgment on patient care must be professional. We also need to be aware of the possibilities of our actions and decision. Clinical decision making does not only rely on the individual‚ but in a health care setting‚ the decision doesn’t just come because looking at my situation‚ I didn’t ask any other nurses about their opinion but I was just
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Clinical Decision Support in the Delivery of Health Care Bridget Green Walden University HINF 6100 November 29‚ 2009 The Purpose of Clinical Decision Support in Delivery of Healthcare A Clinical Decision Support System (CDSS) is a vital component used in managing patient data. It is a computerized information system designed to support clinical and administrative functions by gathering information from multiple databases for analyses of day to day organizational activities. The systems
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