Clinical decision making
Assessment Requirements
Level 7
Write a report on an aspect of an clinical care scenario.
The report has to cover the following aspects
1. A brief summary of the clinical decisions made.
2. A discussion of the pathophysiology and pharmacology relevant to the episode of care
3. The importance of person-centred care and involving patients in their decisions around the planning and implementation of their care.
4. Discuss the relevance of health policy in relation to the case study.
5. Critical discussion and evidence to support or refute the decisions that were made
6. Evaluating the effect of the decision
This is an Individual Assessment
Assessment Weighting : 100%
Maximum Word Count: 2500 word assignment (+/- 10%)
The Pathophysiology will be pain.
Pharmacology of Morphine
Use the templet provided
Pick the one decision and explore it by using oneil’s clinical decision making attached
Define what clinical decision is and discuss the importance on it in few words
Mention key decision that was made in the case scenario there are several clinical decisions that was made, the key decision to contact the doctor to prescribe something stronger for the patient recommended morphine.
This decision is name from O’Neils decision making and explain the process of o’neils process of decision making and relate it to the scenario .
The decision was made because.And also in part one still discuss biomedical ethics. The decision to give patient morphine is it nonmaleficence or beneficence. Explain it and define it also talk about patient involvement in decision making.
Part 2
Pathophysiology of pain and how does pain works and occur.
Also talk about risk factor of pain
Pain management management.
Part 3,4,5
What are the evidence support the decision we ( me and my supervisor made) ( giving patient morphine. Look for literatures that talks about the use of morphine in controlling pain according to.
what morphine does in the body
What does the nice guideline (national institute for health care excellence) and other guidelines (WHO) world health organisations say about pain and pain control guideline. What they are saying about pain when someone is having leg ulcer pain what do you do.
Pick 2 or 3 guideline of pain
Discuss analgesia ladder and relate it to the case study in this case study the patient was on paracetamol and the pain was not controlled.
6 patient was involve in the decision by asking the patient what pain killer he wasted he stated whatever is the strongest.