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What does it mean to have a choice in your care?<\/p>\nWhat does it mean to have a choice in your care?<\/p>\n
It’s an interesting question, I think. And may not be as neatly answered as the pat response to an exam: “for example, let the child choose which book to look at while you do the venipuncture!.<\/p>\n
If you can’t\u00a0influence the final yes \/ no – can you be involved in the decision?<\/p>\n
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There are many different ways of looking at decision making, and one nice idea is that there is a difference between the “deliberation” (the thinking about the elements involved in a decision) and the “determination” (the making of yes\/no).<\/p>\n
It might be helpful to reflect on how many discussions have gone in your clinical life; how the inclusion of parents of young people have wanted to understand the clinical thinking that you are undertaking. They may then want to follow out what you suggest – your recommendation – and defer that eventual determination in the decision making process to you. Because they have\u00a0declined to make the final yes\/no – have they participated in the\u00a0decision or not? Many people will describe this as being involved, a few will not take this view.<\/p>\n
What does it mean to have a choice in your care?<\/p>\n
– Archi<\/p>\n
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What does it mean to have a choice in your care? It’s an interesting question, I think. And may not be as neatly answered as the pat response to an exam: “for example, let the child choose which book to look at while you do the venipuncture!. If you can’t\u00a0influence the final yes \/ no […]<\/p>\n