The child's father seeks independent advice from another physician, who has specific expertise to validate the patient's care situation. The model also urges nurses to act independently by thinking about situations in advance and adopting preventive strategies to anticipate circumstances, although intervention decisions and recognition of similar scenarios are required. These activities correspond to the hypothetico-deductive or rationalistic analytical model of clinical decision making. Therefore, using the information processing model would help the clinician make an informed clinical decision without difficulty in explaining their conclusions. Solving the Dilemma Using Information Processing Model In the case, the child's mother is under the influence of her religion to refuse medical treatment to the child. The father, however, contradicts the mother's decision and insists that the child receive medical treatment for meningitis. The doctor through clinical knowledge should let the mother know that the administration carries the responsibility to look out for the best interest of the child, i.e. undergo medical treatment because there is no scientifically proven alternative method to safely treat meningitis. The nurse should apply the information acquired in practice regarding the principle of beneficence, which it imposes