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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. Treatment choice and patient management should be based on clinical reasoning using information gathered from the following categories. | 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. Treatment choice and patient management should be based on clinical reasoning using information gathered from the following categories. | ||
Clinical reasoning has been defined as “an inferential process used by practitioners to collect and evaluate data and to make judgments about<br>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 has been defined as “an inferential process used by practitioners to collect and evaluate data and to make judgments about<br>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> | ||
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[[Hypothesis-Oriented Algorithm for Clinicians II (HOAC II)]] | |||
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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. Treatment choice and patient management should be based on clinical reasoning using information gathered from the following categories.
Clinical reasoning 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]
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