The interprofessional core team includes members from which disciplines?
a. Nursing, medicine, volunteers, and nutrition
b. Medicine, nursing, social work, and clergy
c. Medicine, nursing, physical therapists, and volunteers
d. Nursing, home health aides, volunteers, and clergy
ANS: B
An interprofessional team approach involving health care professionals from different disciplines is central to optimal palliative care practice and quality outcomes. The interdisciplinary core team includes members from medicine, nursing, social work, and clergy. Ancillary disciplines are also included. Volunteering is not considered a discipline in healthcare.
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