{"id":963,"date":"2024-04-10T09:27:44","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T13:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=963"},"modified":"2024-04-10T09:29:34","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T13:29:34","slug":"2-3-1","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/chapter\/2-3-1\/","title":{"raw":"2.3.1 Decision Making","rendered":"2.3.1 Decision Making"},"content":{"raw":"In nursing practice, decisions are guided by evidence &amp; information and involves ongoing process that integrates:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Research<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Clinical expertise<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Client preferences<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Relevant resources<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nIt is important to use a variety of evidence-informed sources which may include:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Best practice guidelines, including those from professional associations<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Scholarly research<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Current nursing texts<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The client\u2019s broader health care team<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Provincial Nursing practice standards and guidelines<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Information resources[footnote]Canadian Nurses Association, 2010[\/footnote][footnote]College of Nurses of Ontario, 2019[\/footnote]<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nDecisions &amp; Prioritizing in LTC:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Acute\/Episodic illness<\/li>\r\n \t<li>New Diagnosis of Chronic Condition<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Exacerbation\/worsening of previous chronic conditions<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Prognosis of illness and trajectory<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Medication(s) adjustments and treatments<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Primary Care and Preventative screening<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Treatments and Diagnostic investigations<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Life-Limiting Illness discussions[footnote]Burke, 2023[\/footnote]<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nConsider the following to support &amp; guide prioritization in your practice:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>ABC\u2019s<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Maslow\u2019s Hierarchy of Needs<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Care Planning Activities<\/li>\r\n \t<li>M-A-A-U-A-R acronym[footnote]Emfietzoglou, n.d.[\/footnote]<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","rendered":"<p>In nursing practice, decisions are guided by evidence &amp; information and involves ongoing process that integrates:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Research<\/li>\n<li>Clinical expertise<\/li>\n<li>Client preferences<\/li>\n<li>Relevant resources<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It is important to use a variety of evidence-informed sources which may include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Best practice guidelines, including those from professional associations<\/li>\n<li>Scholarly research<\/li>\n<li>Current nursing texts<\/li>\n<li>The client\u2019s broader health care team<\/li>\n<li>Provincial Nursing practice standards and guidelines<\/li>\n<li>Information resources<a class=\"footnote\" title=\"Canadian Nurses Association, 2010\" id=\"return-footnote-963-1\" href=\"#footnote-963-1\" aria-label=\"Footnote 1\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><a class=\"footnote\" title=\"College of Nurses of Ontario, 2019\" id=\"return-footnote-963-2\" href=\"#footnote-963-2\" aria-label=\"Footnote 2\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[2]<\/sup><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Decisions &amp; Prioritizing in LTC:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Acute\/Episodic illness<\/li>\n<li>New Diagnosis of Chronic Condition<\/li>\n<li>Exacerbation\/worsening of previous chronic conditions<\/li>\n<li>Prognosis of illness and trajectory<\/li>\n<li>Medication(s) adjustments and treatments<\/li>\n<li>Primary Care and Preventative screening<\/li>\n<li>Treatments and Diagnostic investigations<\/li>\n<li>Life-Limiting Illness discussions<a class=\"footnote\" title=\"Burke, 2023\" id=\"return-footnote-963-3\" href=\"#footnote-963-3\" aria-label=\"Footnote 3\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[3]<\/sup><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Consider the following to support &amp; guide prioritization in your practice:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ABC\u2019s<\/li>\n<li>Maslow\u2019s Hierarchy of Needs<\/li>\n<li>Care Planning Activities<\/li>\n<li>M-A-A-U-A-R acronym<a class=\"footnote\" title=\"Emfietzoglou, n.d.\" id=\"return-footnote-963-4\" href=\"#footnote-963-4\" aria-label=\"Footnote 4\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[4]<\/sup><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr class=\"before-footnotes clear\" \/><div class=\"footnotes\"><ol><li id=\"footnote-963-1\">Canadian Nurses Association, 2010 <a href=\"#return-footnote-963-1\" class=\"return-footnote\" aria-label=\"Return to footnote 1\">&crarr;<\/a><\/li><li id=\"footnote-963-2\">College of Nurses of Ontario, 2019 <a href=\"#return-footnote-963-2\" class=\"return-footnote\" aria-label=\"Return to footnote 2\">&crarr;<\/a><\/li><li id=\"footnote-963-3\">Burke, 2023 <a href=\"#return-footnote-963-3\" class=\"return-footnote\" aria-label=\"Return to footnote 3\">&crarr;<\/a><\/li><li id=\"footnote-963-4\">Emfietzoglou, n.d. <a href=\"#return-footnote-963-4\" class=\"return-footnote\" aria-label=\"Return to footnote 4\">&crarr;<\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/div>","protected":false},"author":517,"menu_order":27,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-963","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":3,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/963","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/517"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/963\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":966,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/963\/revisions\/966"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/3"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/963\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=963"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=963"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=963"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=963"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}