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Within this article the author critically reviews the theories surrounding clinical decision making and judgement while discussing a clinical incident, and his experiences of decision making within his own practice setting. Exploring the works of Elstein and Schwarz, Benner, Hammond and Hamm, the author discusses how aspects from each of their theories relate to his practice and clinical reasoning before concluding on the clinical decision-making process and factors that can influence their successful application.

Group work is key to the learning process, and that social interaction forms the basis of complex thinking and understanding.A heterogeneous, or diverse, mix of students in each group provides the best chemistry for interaction and achievement of a task.