title: The Role of Shared Decision Making in Patient-Centered Care and Orthopaedics.
abstract: Shared decision making (SDM) is gaining momentum within the delivery of patient-centered care. Shared decision making takes into account the findings from current evidence-based practice, in addition to the patient's values, desires, and preferences. This article reviews the phases of SDM: patient engagement, discussion, and decision, in addition to the role SDM plays in the specialty of orthopaedics.
authors.affiliation: Mary Atkinson Smith, DNP, NP-C, ONP-C, CNOR, Board Certified Nurse Practitioner and RNFA, Starkville Orthopedic Clinic, Starkville, MS; and Assistant Professor and Assistant Program Director, South University Online, College of Nursing and Public Health, Savannah, GA.
authors.forename: Mary Atkinson
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D009985:Orthopedics; D010358:Patient Participation; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000379:methods*