Interdisciplinary Team Roles Flashcards
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Which team member is primarily responsible for conducting a comprehensive medication reconciliation for a patient with multiple chronic conditions?
Answer: Clinical pharmacist
The clinical pharmacist leads medication reconciliation to identify duplications, interactions, and adherence issues in patients on complex regimens.
A care coordinator notices a patient with COPD has missed three consecutive follow-up appointments. The BEST first action is to:
Answer: Conduct an outreach call to identify barriers to attendance
Proactive outreach to identify and address barriers (transportation, cost, health literacy) is the standard care coordination response to missed visits.
In an interdisciplinary team meeting, a social worker's UNIQUE contribution is to:
Answer: Assess psychosocial determinants and community resource needs
Social workers specialize in identifying psychosocial factors, social determinants of health, and linking patients to community resources.
Which professional on the chronic care team is best positioned to develop a safe home exercise plan for a patient recovering from a hip fracture with diabetes?
Answer: Physical therapist
Physical therapists design individualized therapeutic exercise programs that account for comorbidities such as diabetes to maximize safe functional recovery.
A registered dietitian on the chronic care team is asked to support a patient with stage 3 chronic kidney disease (CKD) and type 2 diabetes. The dietitian's PRIORITY intervention is:
Answer: Developing a renal-friendly, low-glycemic meal plan
The dietitian's core role is medical nutrition therapy, crafting a diet that simultaneously manages blood glucose and limits nephrotoxic nutrients like phosphorus and potassium.
When a chronic care patient is transitioning from hospital to home, the team member MOST responsible for ensuring continuity of care instructions is the:
Answer: Discharge planner or transitional care nurse
Discharge planners and transitional care nurses coordinate education, follow-up appointments, medications, and community services to prevent readmission.
Which statement BEST describes the concept of role clarity within an interdisciplinary chronic care team?
Answer: Team members understand their own scope and defer appropriately to others' expertise
Role clarity means each discipline understands its defined scope of practice and recognizes when to collaborate with or defer to other team members.