Decision-Making among Emergency Room Residents: Preliminary Observations and a Decision Model.

Quick, Jonathan D.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1983-Feb

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Decision-Making among Emergency Room Residents: Preliminary Observations and a Decision Model.

Quick, Jonathan D.; And Others

Journal of Medical Education, v58 n2 p117-25 Feb 1983

The social process in clinical decision-making in emergency rooms was studied. Data from interviews and direct observation at two large urban general hospitals with busy emergency rooms staffed by medical and surgical residents are presented. Situations call for individual, consultive, or consensual patterns in making decisions. (Author/MSE)

Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Clinical Experience, Decision Making, Graduate Medical Students, Group Dynamics, Higher Education, Interviews, Models, Observation, Teaching Hospitals

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Language: English

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