Unsatisfactory colposcopy: clinical decision-making in conditions of uncertainty

Unsatisfactory colposcopy: clinical decision-making in conditions of uncertainty

BACKGROUND Unsatisfactory colposcopy, where the cells of interest are not visible in women with a positive cervical screening test, is a common area of clinical uncertainty due to the lack of clear evidence and guidance. Colposcopists' opinions and experiences are likely to have a significant influence on service provision and the development of national policy. The aim of this study was to ana...

Decision Making Decision Making under Conditions of Uncertainty

The outcome of the decision C ij depends on the state of nature which is unknown when the decision is made. The outcome is usually measured as a monetary payoff.

Clinical decision-making: coping with uncertainty.

Reliable research and audit information are essential to increasing medical knowledge and improving health service delivery. However there are limits to available information in terms of quality, reliability, and applicability. Furthermore , however much information is gathered, there will always be a degree of uncertainty at the point of making clinical decisions with individual patients. Unre...

Survey nurses’ collaboration in clinical decision making

Introduction: Nurses are the largest care delivering group. They have to judge in clinical ‎setting and by team work detect and solve patients’ problem in nursing function domains. ‎Collaboration in decision making helps this function. ‎  Objective: Present study aims to determine the level of nurses’ collaboration in clinical ‎decision making employed in edu...

Decision making under uncertainty