Thinking in Clinical Nursing Practice: A Study of Critical Care Nurses' Thinking Applying the Think-Aloud, Protocol Analysis Method

• Main Authors: Kyung-Ja Han, RN, PhD (Author), Hesook Suzie Kim, RN, PhD (Author), Mae-Ja Kim, RN, PhD (Author), Kyung-Ja Hong, RN, PhD (Author), Sungae Park, RN, PhD (Author), Soon-Nyoung Yun, RN, PhD, MPH (Author), Misoon Song, RN, PhD (Author), Yoenyi Jung, RN, PhD (Author), Haewon Kim, RN, PhD (Author), Dong-Oak Debbie Kim, RN, PhD (Author), Heejung Choi, RN, PhD (Author), Kyungae Kim, RN, PhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2007-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The purpose of the paper is to discover the patterns and processes of decision-making in clinical nursing practice. Methods: A set of think-aloud data from five critical care nurses during 40 to 50 minutes of caregiving in intensive care units were obtained and analyzed by applying the procedures re...