Abstract

The purposes of this study were to (a) identify the clinical reasoning processes of expert acute care Registered Nurses (RNs) in pre-cardiopulmonary arrest events using empiric indicators and to (b) make inferences about the expert acute care RN's reasoning processes during pre-cardiopulmonary arrest events.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3008269; ProQuest document ID: 304719513. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Alyce S. Ashcraft, PhD, RN, CNE

Sigma Membership

Iota Mu

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Other

Research Approach

Qualitative Research

Keywords:

Heart Attacks, Clinical Reasoning, Critical Care Nursing

Advisor

Susan J. Grobe

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

The University of Texas at Austin

Degree Year

2001

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2019-03-22

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