Deck 7: Critical Thinking and Interdisciplinary Teams

Question 1

Participants in the 2003 IOM study thought that combining "heads" through interdisciplinary teams would ensure this?

A) that the CT process is a focus in all settings
B) that care is continuous and reliable
C) that more options for care would be identified and recommended
D) that healthcare would remain provider-centered

Answer 1

B

Question 2

IDTs in healthcare practice have a shorter history than IDTs in other settings. The book cites various hospitals as examples of IDTs in healthcare practice. What is different about these healthcare practice settings?

A) health and illness prevention models were the focus
B) medical models of care were the focus
C) health and illness prevention models were integrated with medical models of care
D) collaborative team models were the focus

Answer 2

A

Question 3

This term is used to describe how healthcare education in the 20th century occurred?

A) in isolation
B) internally
C) in silos
D) exclusively

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Why are nurses in academe less skilled at IDT thinking than nurses in practice?

A) educators have fewer opportunities to collaborate across disciplines
B) the rewards system in education favors independent thinking
C) educational institutions often lack the necessary funds for interdisciplinary projects
D) all of the above

Question 5

What type of thinking is best suited for IDT work?

A) "groupthink"
B) systems thinking
C) linear thinking
D) team thinking

Question 6

Bensimon and Neumann (1993) used the terminology of team thinking to represent "the art of thinking together" (p. 55) which is necessary to move from simple task completion to more cognitive applications. How many member thinking roles did Bensimon and Neuman identify as the ideal for thinking teams to have in order to function most effectively?

A) 8
B) 10
C) 7
D) 12

Question 7

How does having a better understanding of the factors that influence IDT thinking help healthcare professionals?

A) it results in better outcomes
B) it fosters systems thinking
C) it helps healthcare professional see the big picture
D) it allows healthcare professionals to use their individual thinking to modify and enhance IDT thinking

Question 8

Many factors interfere with IDT thinking. These are the most paramount interferences because IDT work and thinking depend on our ability to interact with one another?

A) communication and support
B) professional preparation and personality
C) communication and behavior
D) time and resources

Question 9

McCallin and Bamford (2007) used this term to describe the thinking needed for the complexity of IDT work?

A) pluralistic dialogue
B) emotional intelligence (EI)
C) collaborative thinking
D) constellation of personality characteristics

Question 10

Efforts to enhance IDT cannot be accomplished without these?

A) time and energy and meetings
B) time and CT and systems
C) CT and energy and time
D) elements and conditions and outcomes