Background: Clinical decision-making ability in nursing is one of the most important skills nursing
students must learn and employ in their nursing practice to ensure patient safety and optimal delivery of
care. Aim of the study: To assess level of clinical decision-making ability among students at the Faculty of
Nursing, Suez Canal University. Research design: A descriptive research design was used in the study.
Setting: the study was carried out at the Faculty of Nursing, Suez Canal University. Sample: Included 210
nursing students from the second, third, and fourth academic years by using a systematic random sample.
Tools for data collection: Data was collected by using Clinical Decision Making in Nursing Scale
(CDMNS). Results: The highest percentage of nursing students record the medium level of clinical
decision-making ability, compared to the least percentage of them record the low level of clinical
decision-making ability. Also, there was not a statistically significant difference between nursing students'
clinical decision-making ability with their different academic years. However, there was a statistically
significant difference between nursing students' clinical decision-making ability with their having another
degree in the nursing field and their age. Conclusions: The level of clinical decision-making ability is mainly
relatively medium rather than high among students at the Faculty of Nursing, Suez Canal University.
Recommendations: Organize training programs by continuous learning unit at the faculty of nursing for
clinical instructors and nursing students on clinical decision-making in the nursing practice.