Interprofessional Collaboration Flashcards
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Which certification or standard specifically requires interprofessional stroke team composition and collaborative protocols as a condition of recognition?
Answer: The Joint Commission Primary Stroke Center certification
The Joint Commission's Primary and Comprehensive Stroke Center certifications mandate defined interprofessional team roles, collaborative protocols, and quality improvement programs.
A newly hired stroke nurse feels uncomfortable challenging the attending neurologist's order, which she believes is unsafe. Which TeamSTEPPS concept directly supports her ability to speak up?
Answer: Psychological safety and the CUS (Concern-Uncomfortable-Safety) tool
The CUS tool gives any team member language to escalate safety concerns clearly and assertively regardless of role or seniority.
When a stroke patient is transferred to a comprehensive stroke center from a spoke hospital, which communication element is MOST critical for interprofessional continuity?
Answer: A real-time verbal SBAR handoff supplemented by transferred records including imaging and tPA dosing details
A real-time SBAR handoff with complete clinical records ensures the receiving team has the time-sensitive information needed to continue care without interruption.
In the context of ASC certification, which behavior reflects a HIGH level of interprofessional collaboration competency for a stroke coordinator?
Answer: Facilitating monthly team debriefs using quality data to identify gaps and drive protocol improvements collaboratively
Facilitating regular data-driven debriefs demonstrates advanced collaborative leadership and continuous quality improvement essential to ASC practice.
Which interprofessional strategy BEST supports early mobilization of ischemic stroke patients in the first 24-48 hours?
Answer: Coordinated early mobilization protocols developed and implemented by nursing, PT, and OT with physician approval
Evidence-based early mobilization requires coordinated protocols involving PT, OT, nursing, and physician oversight to safely progress stroke patients.
A stroke team notices that EMS-to-door-to-CT times are consistently delayed. Which interprofessional improvement strategy would be MOST effective?
Answer: Conducting a process mapping exercise with EMS, ED staff, radiology, and stroke team to identify bottlenecks
A collaborative process mapping exercise across all involved disciplines identifies root causes and drives system-level improvements in door-to-CT time.
Which element distinguishes INTERPROFESSIONAL collaboration from MULTIDISCIPLINARY care in stroke management?
Answer: Interprofessional collaboration requires shared decision-making and role integration, while multidisciplinary care involves parallel discipline-specific work without integration
Interprofessional collaboration is defined by integrated shared decision-making and mutual role understanding, whereas multidisciplinary care allows disciplines to work in parallel silos.