A primer on clinical experience in medicine reasoning, decision making, and communication in health sciences

• Main Author: Jenicek, Milos 1935- (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Boca Raton, Florida CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group 2013
• Subjects: Clinical Medicine > methods; Thinking; Problem Solving > methods
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• Physical Description: xxxix, 326 pages illustrations 26 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9781466515581; 1466515589

Mastery of quality health care and patient safety begins as soon as we open the hospital doors for the first time and start acquiring practical experience. The acquisition of such experience includes much more than the development of sensorimotor skills and basic knowledge of the sciences. It relies on effective reasoning, decision making, and communication shared by all health professionals, including physicians, nurses, dentists, pharmacists, physiotherapists, and administrators. A Primer on Clinical Experience in Medicine: Reasoning, Decision Making, and Communication in Health Sciences is about these essential skills. It describes how physicians and health professionals reason, make decisions, and practice medicine. Covering the basic considerations related to clinical and caregiver reasoning, it lays out a roadmap to help those new to health care as well as seasoned veterans overcome the complexities of working for the well-being of those who trust us with their physical, mental, and spiritual health