The Decision-Making Tree

"We often draw this very arbitrary line between the decision-making and thought processes of the downstairs in the hospital," she says. "In reality, all of us are taking situations of uncertainty and mismatches of resources and needs to do the best we can for a wide variety of patients" She asks: How do you think about your decision-making when working with an individual patient? And what does that look like as you're approaching that person in your first contact with them?"