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== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
Clinical Reasoning is the process by which a therapist interacts with a patient, collecting information, generating and testing hypotheses, and determining optimal diagnosis and treatment based on the information obtained. | Clinical Reasoning is the process by which a therapist interacts with a patient, collecting information, generating and testing hypotheses, and determining optimal diagnosis and treatment based on the information obtained. | ||
It has been defined as “an inferential process used by practitioners to collect and evaluate data and to make judgments about the diagnosis and management of patient problems"<ref>Maggi Banning. The think aloud approach as an educational tool to develop and assess clinical reasoning in undergraduate students. Nurse Education Today, 2008, 28, 8–14</ref> | |||
Clinical reasoning includes the application of cognitive and psychomotor skills based on theory and evidence, as well as the reflective thought process, to direct individual changes and modifications called for in specific patient situations. | |||
==Approaches== | ==Approaches== | ||
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
Clinical Reasoning is the process by which a therapist interacts with a patient, collecting information, generating and testing hypotheses, and determining optimal diagnosis and treatment based on the information obtained.
It has been defined as “an inferential process used by practitioners to collect and evaluate data and to make judgments about the diagnosis and management of patient problems"[1]
Clinical reasoning includes the application of cognitive and psychomotor skills based on theory and evidence, as well as the reflective thought process, to direct individual changes and modifications called for in specific patient situations.
Approaches[edit | edit source]
Hypothesis-Oriented Algorithm for Clinicians II (HOAC II)
Resources[edit | edit source]
getPTsmart - Tool to engage in the teaching and learning of clinical reasoning in a contemporary, time-independent environment that serves as a link between the classroom and clinical practice.
Recent Related Research (from Pubmed)[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Maggi Banning. The think aloud approach as an educational tool to develop and assess clinical reasoning in undergraduate students. Nurse Education Today, 2008, 28, 8–14
