Empowering Nurses in Clinical Decision Making (CDM) and Enhancing Covid-19 Patient’s Outcome Through Monitoring of Early Warning Score

International Journal of Nursing and Health Science

© 2020 by SSRG - IJNHS Journal

Volume 6 Issue 2

Year of Publication : 2020

Authors : John Minimole, Pandey Captain Sandhya Shankar, Himanshi, Sebastian Susan, Jandu Navjyoti

10.14445/24547484/IJNHS-V6I2P105

How to Cite?

John Minimole, Pandey Captain Sandhya Shankar, Himanshi, Sebastian Susan, Jandu Navjyoti, "Empowering Nurses in Clinical Decision Making (CDM) and Enhancing Covid-19 Patient’s Outcome Through Monitoring of Early Warning Score," SSRG International Journal of Nursing and Health Science, vol. 6,  no. 2, pp. 23-26, 2020. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/24547484/IJNHS-V6I2P105

Abstract:

A. Introduction: Today’s nurses are having challenges, demanding their ability to the profession during COVID-19 times. Nursing education should concentrate on educating competent health care providers to handle complex health care technology with fundamental implications for the latest generation of patients. Clinical decision-making (CDM) is a process that nurses use on a daily basis when they make a judgment about the issues related to patient care and management of COVID-19. The process of decision-making becomes increasingly intricate when nurses become more experienced as care providers. Nurses play a crucial role in clinical judgment in any developing health care system. Health promotion, protection from diseases, providing benefits to the patients, and resources of health care systems are allocated efficiently through the nurse's judgment and decision-making potential.
B. Methods: A quantitative approach, a descriptive study was taken to assess the knowledge and level of practice of staff nurses working in the COVID Units. A total of 130 staff nurses have participated in the study.
C. Results: There is a weak positive relationship (r= 0.347), i.e., p=0.01(p<0.05) existing between knowledge and practice regarding monitoring of early warning signs.
D. Conclusion: Clinical decision-making is an abstract skill that can be developed by using different strategies in different specialties and different situations. Since situational factors and time constraints are evident in practice, findings were supportive of clinical decision-making (CDM) skills. This study has provided a practical approach to train, teach, guide, and follow up regarding critical aspects of the clinical decision making for the patient’s care through monitoring of early warning score and appropriate action can be taken immediately. CDM is necessary for providing quality patient care and favoring patient satisfaction.

Keywords:

Clinical decision making (CDM), Early Warning Score, Staff Nurses, COVID-19

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