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Module Title
Module Code
School
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NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Description

This module will introduce students to the latest scholarship on clinical judgement and decision-making in nursing and enable them to apply this knowledge to their own developing practice.

Learning Outcomes

1. Explain the influence of individual, professional and organisational value systems, processes and approaches on how they engage with people’s experiences of health, illness and health care provision when making judgements and decisions.
2. Appraise theories of engagement, assessment and decision-making inform and influence organisational activity, e.g. interaction with service-user’s carrying a particular diagnosis.
3. Explain the processes of judgement and decision-making within clinical and organisational practice in terms of the notion of collaborative intra- and inter-professional teamwork.
4. Identify ways of engaging with the values, goals and motivations of others in order to develop collaborative competence in judgement and decision-making.
5. Use their understanding of judgement and decision-making to develop their approach to reflective and evidence-based practice.

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Lecture	25	No Description
Tutorial	10	includes seminar
Independent Study	90	No Description
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Models and methods of judgement and decision-making.

Engagement and communication in relation to predominant discourse and knowledge around engagement, assessment and decision-making

Organisational and environmental influences on engagement, judgement and decision-making.

Use of information in the clinical setting to inform judgement and decision-making.

Theories and practical application of reflection-in-practice and reflection-on-practice to issues around engagement, assessment and decision-making.

The intuitive-analytic spectrum/dichotomy in judgement & decision-making in healthcare.

Research approaches to judgement & decision-making in healthcare.

Experience, expertise and engagement, assessment and decision-making.

Using think aloud and a case study approach to understand engagement, assessment and decision-making

Judgement and decision-making in groups and individuals.

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	%	Examination Weight	%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown

Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
Unavailable

Indicative Reading List

Thompson C. & Dowding D.: 2009, Essential Decision Making and Clinical Judgement for Nurses,
Benner P., Tanner C. & Chelsa, C.: 1996, Expertise in Nursing Practice,
Standing, M.: 2011, Clinical Judgement and Decision Making for Nursing Students,

Other Resources

None

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