Depending on how it affects the patient wellbeing. If this decision can cause harm or have negative outcome on a person life, I will definitely give my colleague the opportunity to explain there decision, before I totally disagree with them. It could be insight on my part. Analyzing all the data is the best way to be sure.

I discuss it with my colleague and come to an agreement.

I share my concerns. Yet I allow the colleague to have his/her/their own opinion and make their own decisions about the situation.

You diplomatically use “evidenced based medicine.” You use the input of the patient, who should not be left out.

Every patient coming for surgery will be assigned one Anesthesiologist, the physician with this patient shall execute his own plan regardless of different opinions.

There is only one doctor treating a patient in their specialty at a time. If the patient is under my care, and I am charged with treating them or giving consult recommendations, I will listen to what any colleague has to say, but ultimately make my own decision. If the patient is not under my care, I will share my opinion if asked.

Talk face to face or make a presentation with the whole team in a meeting to get others people perspective or talk face to face to see what the persons perspective is also knowing as much as possible about the case.

Forty Two plus years ago when I was a young nurse care was determined between the Doctor and the bedside nurse who cared for the patient daily. As years went on, and more diverse policy's were added that now made the Director of Nursing and the Home financial management team that now determines the patients plan of care passed onto nursing to get and obtain said such orders from Dr. many of these orders I have disagreed with over the years, and I found out when you truly fight for the wellbeing of the patient, often this gets frowned upon by management and in the long run they will rid themselves of your opinion and as a bedside nurse, you have no real say in this corrupt medical world of today!

Whoever is the primary physician for the patient has final decision-making power (after the patient and/or family), as they are the most responsible. If I disagree and the care could put the patient at risk, then I will review it with another colleague to ensure that I am not missing anything. If it is truly grievous, then I would report them to the State Medical Board.

Patient care is a team work, and during the course of the job we learn everyday, as long as my coworker idea is for the betterment of the patient and it’s not against the company and health care rules and regulations, I will listen to his or idea and add it to what ever idea I have and we work together for the betterment of the patient she learn from me and I learn from him/her and if we can solve it together, I will suggest to let us seek advice from our supervisor on the best way to take to the patient, this way we all learn from each other.

I appreciate alternative thoughts regarding treatment for mental health. If I have sting feelings about what has worked with clients I’ve seen with similar symptoms, I will share. There is so much research in psychology and so many good practices. As long as another therapist with a different approach will share their thoughts, it wil broaden understanding of other information helpful to people.

I take in their opinion and I express mine and we discuss how we can combine our ideas or get another opinion.

I discuss it in a respectful and pleasant manner.