In differentiating between interprofessional and multidisciplinary:
a. multidisciplinary refers to the care of many diverse patients by one discipline.
b. interprofessional involves members of many disciplines working together to provide patient care to a distinct population.
c. interprofessional refers to members of the same discipline working together to provide patient care to a distinct population.
d. interprofessional is the use of multiple interventions by nurses with varying levels of education.
ANS: B
Correct: Interprofessional, as related to member roles, involves members of many disciplines working together to provide patient care to a distinct population.
Incorrect:
a. The definition of multidisciplinary is not "the care of many patients by one discipline."
c. Interprofessional refers to members working together and not "the same discipline working as one to provide patient care."
d. Interprofessional does not describe the use of multiple interventions.
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