Using a clinical decision-making support tool to enhance practice.

As nursing practice expands nurses need easy access to reliable cohesive guidance. PRODIGY is a support tool for clinical decision-making which is approved by the Department of Health. It is a learning resource that provides information on about 170 illnesses and covers condition management, prescribing options and patient information leaflets. This article uses a fictional case study to illustrate how nurses can make use of PRODIGY guidance to provide holistic, patient-centred care.