Deck 19: Clinical Decision-Making

Question 1

Which of the following knowledge forms should be integrated in the clinical decision-making process?

A) Practical wisdom
B) Craft knowledge
C) Propositional
D) All the above

Answer 1

D

Question 2

The planning and delivery of health promotion strategies for patients with diabetes may involve which of the following decision types?

A) Targeting and Promoting dependency
B) Intuition and triaging
C) Resilience and developing diagnostic skills
D) Communication and Referral

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Person centred care in decision making should involve which of the following?

A) Ensuring family and friends are always involved in the decision-making process
B) Informed consent and mental capacity
C) Confidentially and auditing cost effectiveness
D) Mutuality and role modelling

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which of the following can present as organisational challenges in making clinical decisions?

A) Staff shortages and a target driven approach
B) Early warning signs and candour
C) Economic constraints and clinical governance
D) Mentorship and quality control

Question 5

Developing skills in clinical decision making can be enhanced through:

A) Valuing empirical knowledge over all other knowledge forms
B) Adherence to the culture of the organisation
C) Mentorship and reflexivity
D) Prioritising care and ensuring resource efficiency

Question 6

What does holistic care mean?

Question 7

What factors may facilitate effective communication in the clinical decision making process?

Question 8

How can patient's 'self' advocacy be enabled during clinical decision making?

Question 9

How can practice be improved in clinical decision making?

Question 10

Describe ways patients might be involved to improve healthcare service delivery?

Question 11

What factors should be considered in ethical decision making?

Question 12

How can nurses ensure that ensure that patients are empowered to make decision on their health?

Question 13

How can reflection on action be developed?

Question 14

What can be described as intuitive knowledge?

Question 15

What does accountability mean?

Question 16

What does health literacy mean in clinical decision making?

Question 17

Describe ways in which the care given can be evaluated?

Question 18

Hypothetico- deductive reasoning involves a structured, analytical process of utilising scientific information such as guidelines to support decisions made. In addition to scientific knowledge, what other ways of knowing can be used to enhance the decision making process?

Question 19

How can emotional labour be demonstrated in clinical decision making?

Question 20

What factors could enable an integrated approach to health and social care decision making?