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HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHAT IT IS AND WHAT TO DO?
Author(s) -
COX KENNETH R.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1975.tb95102.x
Subject(s) - procrastination , action (physics) , identification (biology) , process (computing) , computer science , face (sociological concept) , management science , psychology , social psychology , sociology , engineering , social science , botany , physics , quantum mechanics , biology , operating system
The setting out of management problems In the sequence of question—evidence—action follows practice realities in many situations more closely than the inductive style of evidence—diagnosis—action. Explicit setting out of the decision‐making process provides a framework for clearer role‐Identification for different practice specialities, with the opportunity for closer cooperation and joint investigation. Sequential investigation and decision‐making separate categories of patients. This streaming can maximize efficiency of investigation and minimize wasteful over‐investigation. Teaching a sequential approach to diagnosis and management provides the student with a practical method for solving problems in the real world. If every investigation sought must be justified in terms of the specific question it is to answer, the student will be trained to avoid unnecessary investigation, and the young graduate will find it more difficult to “procrastinate by investigation” because of inability to face up to decision‐making.