Question 1

Which of the following is the focus of interprofessional teamwork?&#10;A) Process of care&#10;B) Structure of care&#10;C) Physician leads the care&#10;D) Number of care providers

Accepted Answer

Interprofessional teamwork focuses on the process of care. Team-based care focuses on the structure of care. Interprofessional teamwork does not focus on the physician as the leader or on the number of care providers.

Question 2

Which of the following was a positive outcome when collaborative interprofessional practice was used for the care of community mental health patients?&#10;A) Decreased suicide rates&#10;B) Reduction in hospitalization&#10;C) Improved communication skills&#10;D) Successful attempts at smoking cessation

Accepted Answer

Positive outcomes for community mental health patients included decreased suicide rates and a reduction in outpatient visits. Reduced numbers of hospitalizations, improved communication skills, and successful smoking cessation were not specifically identified as being affected by collaborative interprofessional practice.

Question 3

Which of the following is a critical component of interprofessional practice?&#10;A) Cost savings&#10;B) Mutual respect&#10;C) Leadership skills&#10;D) Time management

Accepted Answer

The critical components of interprofessional practice include mutual respect in addition to effective communication using a shared language and a willingness to share power and teach leadership. Cost savings, leadership skills, and time management are not critical components of interprofessional practice.

Question 4

Which of the following facilitates collaboration in interprofessional practice?&#10;A) Time management&#10;B) Mutual confidence in competence&#10;C) Clarity about the nurse practitioner role&#10;D) Identification of one member to manage the cases

Accepted Answer

Mutual confidence in a team member's competence was identified as facilitating collaboration. Time management was not identified as facilitating collaboration. Clarity about the nurse practitioner role was identified as a barrier. Identifying one member to manage the case was not identified as a barrier or as facilitating collaboration.

Question 5

Which of the following would an advanced practice nurse identify as a guiding principle for patient-centered interprofessional collaborative practice (PCIPCP)?&#10;A) It takes time to develop.&#10;B) The term needs to be defined.&#10;C) Changing the culture can be done swiftly.&#10;D) Education is the building block of effective teams.

Accepted Answer

One of the guiding principles of PCIPCP is that it takes time to develop. The term interprofessional collaboration needs to be embedded in the culture. The term has already been defined. Creating a culture of interprofessional collaboration requires multiple reinforcing practices. Relationships are the building blocks of effective teams.

Question 6

Which of the following supports interprofessional education?&#10;A) Structure individual practicums for each discipline&#10;B) Teach classes with the different disciplines in attendance&#10;C) Review the roles of other disciplines during didactic theory&#10;D) Encourage students to befriend people of different disciplines

Accepted Answer

An educational approach that supports interprofessional education is to teach classes with the different disciplines in attendance. Structuring individual practicums, reviewing the roles of the other disciplines, and encouraging students to befriend people of different disciplines are not educational approaches to support interprofessional education.

Question 7

How would a health-care organization strive to achieve a shared vision of interprofessional practice?&#10;A) By setting professional limits&#10;B) By being aware of others' roles&#10;C) By eliminating duplication of care&#10;D) By agreeing on a common definition

Accepted Answer

One way to eliminate a lack of shared vision as a barrier to the effective implementation of interprofessional practice is to agree on a common definition. Setting professional limits, being aware of others' roles, and eliminating duplication of care assist with role clarification.

Question 8

Which key principle of TeamSTEPPS is defined as the clear and accurate exchange of information among team members?&#10;A) Leadership&#10;B) Mutual support&#10;C) Communication&#10;D) Situation monitoring

Accepted Answer

The key principle of communication is the clear and accurate exchange of information among team members. Leadership is the coordination of team activities. Mutual support is anticipating and supporting team members' needs through accurate knowledge about responsibilities and workload. Situation monitoring is the scanning and assessment of situational elements to support team functioning.

Question 9

Which of the following actions describes an interprofessional team member observing, questioning, and discussing processes and outcomes?&#10;A) Reflecting&#10;B) Integrating&#10;C) Experimenting&#10;D) Listening intently

Accepted Answer

Reflecting is observing, questioning, and discussing processes and outcomes. Integrating is synthesizing different points of view. Experimenting is taking an iterative approach in planning. Listening intently is working hard to understand others.

Question 10

Communication about developing interprofessional practice occurs in which of the following phases of change?&#10;A) Making it stick&#10;B) Setting the stage&#10;C) Sharing with others&#10;D) Deciding what to do

Accepted Answer

Communicating with others occurs in the stage of deciding what to do. During making it stick, a new culture is developed. When setting the stage, a sense of urgency occurs and the team is pulled together. Sharing with others is not a phase of change.

Deck 15: Interprofessional Health Promotion