Interdisciplinary Team Roles Flashcards
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A speech-language pathologist (SLP) joins the chronic care team for a patient with Parkinson's disease. The SLP's PRIMARY contribution is:
Answer: Assessing and treating swallowing dysfunction and communication deficits
SLPs assess dysphagia and communication disorders common in Parkinson's disease, reducing aspiration risk and improving quality of life.
Which element BEST differentiates an interdisciplinary team from a multidisciplinary team in chronic care?
Answer: Shared goals with integrated, collaborative decision-making rather than independent parallel work
Interdisciplinary teams integrate their plans and decisions collaboratively, while multidisciplinary teams work in parallel with separate discipline-specific goals.
A chronic care patient's family caregiver reports exhaustion and difficulty managing the patient's daily needs. Which team member should LEAD the caregiver support assessment?
Answer: Social worker
Social workers are trained to assess caregiver burden, identify support networks, and connect families with respite care and community resources.
In a chronic care team, the SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation) tool is PRIMARILY used to:
Answer: Facilitate clear and structured communication between team members
SBAR is a standardized communication framework that ensures all relevant clinical information is conveyed efficiently and clearly among team members.
A respiratory therapist on the chronic care team is seeing a patient with severe asthma. The therapist's DISTINCT scope includes:
Answer: Assessing pulmonary function, teaching inhaler technique, and managing oxygen therapy
Respiratory therapists evaluate pulmonary function, optimize inhaler technique, and manage ventilatory support within their licensed scope of practice.
A chronic care team uses a 'warm handoff' technique during care transitions. This practice PRIMARILY aims to:
Answer: Personally introduce the patient to the next provider to improve continuity and trust
A warm handoff involves a direct personal introduction between the referring provider and the new provider in the patient's presence, strengthening continuity and reducing information loss.
Which chronic care team member typically takes the LEAD in ensuring advance care planning (ACP) documents are completed and accessible?
Answer: Social worker or designated ACP facilitator
Social workers and ACP facilitators guide patients and families through goals-of-care conversations and ensure documentation is completed and entered into the medical record.