Table 4 Practical steps for promoting learner autonomy
What to do | What to avoid |
|---|---|
• Clear communication regarding roles and responsibility • Encourage patient ownership • Actively promote RP decision making • Collaborate with RPs in decision making • Be sensitive to team dynamics and hierarchy • Allow case presentation without interruption • Challenge RP to think independently • Remain open to RP input • Provide evidence for alternative approaches • Graduated independence • Allow RP space to work • Provide opportunities for independent activity | • Having a predetermined course of action • Interrupting case presentations • Not asking RP for care plan and thought process • Changing care plans without RP involvement or knowledge • Constant presence in RP work area • Imposing personal management style |