Fundamentals of Nursing Q 13
Collaborative interventions are therapies that require:
A. Physician and nurse interventions.
B. Nurse and client interventions.
C. Client and Physician intervention.
D. Multiple health care professionals.
Correct Answer: D. Multiple health care professionals.
Collaborative interventions are actions that the nurse carries out in collaboration with other health team members, such as physicians, social workers, dietitians, and therapists. These actions are developed in consultation with other health care professionals to gain their professional viewpoint.
Option A: Dependent nursing interventions are activities carried out under the physician’s orders or supervision. Includes orders to direct the nurse to provide medications, intravenous therapy, diagnostic tests, treatments, diet, and activity or rest.
Option B: Independent nursing interventions are activities that nurses are licensed to initiate based on their sound judgment and skills. Includes ongoing assessment, emotional support, providing comfort, teaching, physical care, and making referrals to other health care professionals.
Option C: Nursing interventions are activities or actions that a nurse performs to achieve client goals. Interventions chosen should focus on eliminating or reducing the etiology of the nursing diagnosis. In this step, nursing interventions are identified and written during the planning step of the nursing process; however, they are actually performed during the implementation step.