The nurse, providing patient care in an "open" ICU, would most likely be working with a:
1. Multidisciplinary team with physicians who are also responsible for patients on other units
2. Multidisciplinary team that includes a physician employed by the hospital
3. Physician in charge of patient care who is a specialist in critical care
4. Primary care physician who must consult a critical care specialist
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Rationale 1: In an open ICU, nurses, pharmacists, and respiratory therapists are ICU based but the physicians directing patient care may have other obligations. These physicians may or may not choose to consult an intensivist to assist with the management of their ICU patients.
Rationale 2: This does not describe an open ICU.
Rationale 3: This does not describe an open ICU.
Rationale 4: This does not describe an open ICU.
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