What is Clinical Reasoning?
Clinical reasoning is the foundation of professional clinical practice. In the absence of sound clinical reasoning, clinical practice becomes a technical operation requiring direction from a decision maker. It is the role of professional health care practitioners to practice in a manner which demonstrates professional autonomy, competence and accountability, to engage in lifelong learning and to contribute to the development of the knowledge base of their disciplines. In order to achieve these outcomes health professionals need to be able to reason effectively, to make sound and defensible clinical decisions and to learn through their clinical experience and other avenues in order to continually develop their knowledge as the basis for making effective clinical decisions and useful contributions to the knowledge of the field. (pxiiv, Clinical Reasoning in the Health Professions.
