Resident uncertainty in clinical decision making and impact on patient care: a qualitative study.
Farnan JM, Johnson JK, Meltzer DO, et al. Resident uncertainty in clinical decision making and impact on patient care: a qualitative study. Qual Saf Health Care. 2008;17(2):122-6. doi:10.1136/qshc.2007.023184.
This study used critical incident analysis techniques to explore how internal medicine residents handled clinical decision-making, with specific attention to how authority gradients affected when residents asked for advice and whom they approached for assistance.