,
, c. Complementary care
d. Individualized care
ANS: C
The term complementary was proposed to describe therapies that can be used to complement
or support conventional treatments. Guided imagery, massage, and animal-assisted therapy
are all examples of complementary care. The term alternative denotes that aspecific therapy
is an option or alternative to what is considered conventional treatment of a condition or state.
Holistic care focuses on human integrity and stresses that the body, mind, and spirit are
interdependent and inseparable. Individualized care recognizes the uniqueness of each
patient’s preferences, condition, and physiologic and psychosocial status.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding OBJ: Nursing Process Step:
Implementation
TOP: Caring for the Critically Ill Patient
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Basic Care and Comfort
7. A patient was admitted to a rural critical care unit in Montana. Critical care nurses are
assisting with monitoring and care of the patient from the closest major city. What is this
type of practice termed?
a. Tele-nursing
b. Tele-ICU
c. Tele-informatics
d. Tele-hospital
ANS: B
Tele-ICU is a form of telemedicine. Telemedicine was initially used in outpatient areas,
remote rural geographic locations, and areas where there was a dearth of medical
providers. Currently, there are tele-ICUs in areas where there are limited resources on-
site. However, experts (critical care nurses, intensivists) are located in a central distant
site.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding
OBJ: Nursing Process Step: Evaluation
TOP: Caring for the Critically Ill Patient
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity:
Reduction of Risk Potential
8. Which core competency for interprofessional practice can be described as working with
individuals of other professions to maintain a climate of mutual respect and shared values?
a. Interprofessional teamwork and team-based care
b. Values and ethics for interprofessional practice
c. Interprofessional communication
d. Roles and responsibilities for collaborative practice
ANS: B
Values and ethics for interprofessional practice mean working with individuals of other
professions to maintain a climate of mutual respect and shared values. Roles and
responsibilities for collaborative practice include using knowledge of one’s own role and the
roles of other professions to appropriately assess and address the health care needs of the
patients and populations served.
Interprofessional communication includes communicating with patients, families,
communities, and other health professionals in a responsive and responsible manner that
supports a team approach to maintaining health and treatment of disease. Interprofessional
teamwork and team-based care means applying relationship-building values and principles of
team dynamics to perform effectively in different team roles to plan and deliver patient
population-centered care that is safe, timely, efficient, effective, and equitable.