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3 - Consultation Skills and Decision Making

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 December 2021

By
Gary Morris  and
Anne Baird
Edited by
Molly Courtenay  and
Matthew Griffiths
Molly Courtenay
Affiliation:
Cardiff University
Matthew Griffiths
Affiliation:
Birmingham City University
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Summary

Consultation and decision making form a central and critical part of non-medical prescribing practice. This chapter introduces the reader to key consultation and decision-making models which can be used to help practitioners guide their development in this area. The importance of communication and consideration of the patient’s health beliefs will be discussed. Some of the evidence related to consultation by different non-medical prescribing professions will be explored. Frameworks supporting good prescribing will be discussed as well as influences on prescribing.

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Consultationdecision makingpharmacistnursephysiotherapistpodiatristradiographerparamedicdieticianprescriber
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Independent and Supplementary Prescribing
An Essential Guide
 , pp. 18 - 36
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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