This article looks at the importance of fieldwork when it comes to the development of clinical reasoning skills. It goes over many things we can do in order to develop our clinical reasoning skills while we are in our fieldwork settings. The first thing it mentions is how it is important to work with a consistent patient population so that we can learn when routine treatment approaches are appropriate and when they are not. The article also talks about how questions can develop yours skills whether your are asking them or answering them from the fieldwork educator. Case studies during fieldwork can also be beneficial because it can let the student practice their skills and get immediate feedback from their educator. The article concludes by saying that students need all of these things and more so that they get the most out of their fieldwork in order to develop their own clinical reasoning processes.
This article looks at the importance of fieldwork when it comes to the development of clinical reasoning skills. It goes over many things we can do in order to develop our clinical reasoning skills while we are in our fieldwork settings. The first thing it mentions is how it is important to work with a consistent patient population so that we can learn when routine treatment approaches are appropriate and when they are not. The article also talks about how questions can develop yours skills whether your are asking them or answering them from the fieldwork educator. Case studies during fieldwork can also be beneficial because it can let the student practice their skills and get immediate feedback from their educator. The article concludes by saying that students need all of these things and more so that they get the most out of their fieldwork in order to develop their own clinical reasoning processes.