Overview

In the context of adult nursing: • Advanced decision making, teamwork and prioritisation for patient safety in a range of contexts, including major incidents. • Shared decision making/Patient and public role • Evidence based decision making processes • Decision making theory and its application to diagnostic reasoning and clinical decision making • Critically exploring the importance of clinical context in decision making with reference to service users’ perceptions, beliefs, aspirations, concerns, expectations and views. • Critical exploration of intrinsic and extrinsic factors that may impact on personal clinical decision making

Assessment Strategy

-threshold -Threshold - Grades: D- to D+ Understanding of the facts and principles specific to the topics covered in this module and the outcomes being assessed. Students will be required to achieve a minimum of D- grade in the assignment to in order to pass. -good -Good - Grades: C- to C+ Good understanding of the facts and principles specific to the topics covered in this module and the outcomes being assessed. Very Good Grades: B- to B+ A very good understanding of the facts and principles specific to the topics covered in this module and the outcomes being assessed -excellent -Excellent - Grades: A- to A* Excellent understanding of the facts and principles specific to the topics covered in this module and the outcomes being assessed.

Learning Outcomes

• Articulate rationale to support decision making related to adult nursing care across the lifespan in a range of contexts

• Critically debate a range of theories underpinning nursing decision making in adult nursing

• Critically evaluate the impact of patient safety policy and management of risk in relation to individual‘s care across a range of adult nursing settings.

• Identify, select, assess and critically evaluate the nature of informed decisions, risk assessment and hazard avoidance within adult nursing