week 8

Question 1

what is clinical reasoning

Answer 1

The decision-making process used to determine the diagnosis and management of patients’ problems

Question 2

key steps in clinical reasoning in physiotherapy

Answer 2

1) physio assessment- patient interview
2) physical assessment
3) working hypothesis, provisional diagnosis
4) treatment plan and implementation
5) outcome measures

Question 3

what is reflective practice

Answer 3

Reflective practice is a process through which the individual considers and learns from their experience.

Question 4

kolb’s experimental learning

Answer 4

Kolb’s cycle commences with the learner having a concrete experience (doing), following the experience the learner reflects on what happened (asking how) and then based on the reflection completes an analysis (asking why) and draws some conclusions about the experience (making a judgement) which can then be tested in future experiences (doing).

Question 5

What is tacit knowledge

Answer 5

Tacit knowledge is a kind of knowledge that we can only demonstrate in the way we carry out tasks and approach problems.