1. Effective clinical decisions should be based on evidence and critical thinking which involves ______.

1. identifying patient problems/issues by paying close attention to what they say they are experiencing
2. gathering further information about your patient's problems and using your reasoning abilities to interpret the facts
3. using logical processes to identify relevant evidence on which to base your decision
4. comparing appropriate evidence and discussing patient’s personal information with them to make a judgement about priorities.

2. The key components of the decision making process are ______.

1. skills of compassion and care, understanding the needs of other patients in the care setting
2. using appropriate communication skills to ensure patient’s relatives are informed
3. promoting patient’s health and wellbeing by giving the correct information leaflets
4. managing the staff on duty so no-one is off sick

3. The best sources of information for decision making are ______.

1. Wikipedia
2. the librarian
3. the patient’s notes and relevant pathology results
4. checking the policy documents for the clinical setting

4. Which theory is best for supporting the administration of information and developing clinical decisions to be made in multidisciplinary teams?

1. Meleis’ discussion on patient transitions (2010)
2. Benner’s descriptive theory on acquisition of knowledge (1982)
3. Carnivali’s normative theory of reasoning (1984)
4. Cioffi’s discussion on learning from experience (1977)

5. All theorists and managers ask for decisions to be based on evidence and critical thinking which are ______.

1. identifying patient problems/issues by paying close attention to what they say they are experiencing
2. gathering further information about their problems and use your reasoning abilities to interpret the facts
3. using logic to look for the appropriate evidence on which to base your decision
4. comparing evidence and discussing patient’s personal information with them to make a judgement about priorities that may not take account of the usual reasons