Clinical reasoning and decision making in ACP: a case study

Abstract

Advanced Clinical Practice should be underpinned by complex decision making skills, analysing complex problems to make appropriate, evidence based judgements to improve patient care. This paper presents a case encountered in clinical practice where a 999 call was received for a gentleman who had fallen at home, however clinical assessment revealed he was critically unwell. A decision needed to be made between aggressive treatment and transport or unplanned palliative care. Evidence shows that while clinicians believe they use critical thinking to analyse a problem, most decisions are in fact made by rapid pattern recognition.

Citation

(2022). Clinical reasoning and decision making in ACP: a case study. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, https://doi.org/10.21252/jz4q-8996

• Acceptance Date: Sep 30, 2022
• Publication Date: Sep 30, 2022
• Journal: Journal of Academic Development and Education Special Edition (Advanced Clinical Practice Edition)
• Print ISSN: 2051-3593
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.21252/jz4q-8996
• Keywords: advanced clinical practice, clinical reasoning, decision making
• Publisher URL: https://doi.org/10.21252/jz4q-8996