Abstract
This qualitative descriptive study was designed to explore the relationship of cue identification and problem framing as part of the problem solving and decision making of medical surgical nurses as they thought-aloud while they performed an assessment of a human patient simulator. The most important aspect of problem solving is the identification of the correct problem. Nurses are expected to identify problems in complex, uncertain, unstable, and time-limited situations. Few studies have been conducted using a Human Patient Simulator to create a realistic situation while controlling for uniformity and consistency. The conceptual framework for the study was Information Processing Theory and Naturalistic Decision Making. Two scenarios were developed to depict complications that surgical patients could develop post surgically. These scenarios were programmed into the Human Patient Simulator, which was in an area set up as a patient room.
Sigma Membership
Epsilon Psi
Lead Author Affiliation
Radford University, Radford, Virginia, USA
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Descriptive/Correlational
Research Approach
Qualitative Research
Keywords:
Cognitive Processes, Clinical Decision Making, Problem-Solving, Human Patient Simulator
Advisor
Noreen Facione
Second Advisor
Nancy Hogan
Third Advisor
Linda Janus
Degree
PhD
Degree Grantor
Loyola University Chicago
Degree Year
2007
Recommended Citation
Mullenbach, Kereen F., "An exploration of the relationship of cue identification and problem framing in nurses' clinical decision making" (2023). Dissertations. 1046.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/1046
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Review Type
None: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2023-05-15
Full Text of Presentation
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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3261217; ProQuest document ID: 304850230. The author still retains copyright.