Association of self perceived clinical decision making with perceived importance of caring behaviors among ICU nurses in the West Bank

Association of self perceived clinical decision making with perceived importance of caring behaviors among ICU nurses in the West Bank. ICU nurses make rapid, high-stakes decisions while providing technically complex and person-centered care. How CDM relates to perceived importance of caring behaviors in resource-constrained ICU settings in the West Bank, Palestine, remains insufficiently understood.

A convenience sample of 244 ICU nurses from ten public hospitals completed the Clinical Decision-Making in Nursing Scale (CDMNS) and the Caring Behaviors Assessment Tool-Nursing Version-Short Form (CBAN-SF). Internal consistency was acceptable in the current sample (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.88 for CDMNS and 0.90 for CBAN-SF). Hospital-level clustering was not modeled in the regression analysis; adjusted estimates were therefore interpreted as exploratory.

The mean CDMNS total score was 142.5 (SD = 16.1). Among the four CDM domains, canvassing of objectives and values had the highest mean score (M = 38.4, SD = 4.7), and search for and unbiased assimilation of new information had the lowest (M = 33.5, SD = 6.9).

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