Table 3 Characteristics of students’ clinical decision-making
Stage | Video case | Paper case |
|---|---|---|
1) Cue acquisition | Psychosocial information, including that about family members Biased information gathering | Biomedical information on the pregnant woman and baby Systematic information gathering |
2) Interpretation | Easy to imagine woman and family members Empathetic Psychosocially focused/ fragmented understanding | Difficult to imagine woman and family members Less empathetic Biomedically thorough/ sequential understanding |
3) Evaluation/ decision-making | Woman- and family-centred holistic Practical and tailored, contextually sensitive care Refraining from monitoring and delayed decision-making | Healthcare provider-centred biomedical General, knowledge-driven care Frequent monitoring and quick decision-making |