Essentials of Nursing Practice
Second Edition
by Catherine Delves-Yates
Student Resources
Chapter 35: Introduction to interprofessional working
Multiple choice
1. Multiprofessional means people from ______.
- different professions working together
- the same discipline working together
- different professions working collaboratively together
- agencies working together
Answer: A
2. Uniprofessional means people from ______.
- different professions working together
- the same discipline working together
- different professions working collaboratively together
- agencies working together
Answer: B
3. Interprofessional means people from ______.
- different professions working together
- the same discipline working together
- different professions working collaboratively together
- agencies working together
Answer: C
4. Which of these is NOT an example of interprofessional collaboration?
- The nurse is concerned about the patient’s progress and discusses this with the doctor and social worker.
- Doctor telling the nursing staff how to manage the patient care.
- In nurse-led clinics the patient sees the nurse who co-ordinates care.
Answer: B
5. What is a professional identity?
- a set of attitudes that are outside the norm
- a set of common attitudes, beliefs, experiences, ideals and principles that define a certain profession
- a set of attitudes, beliefs, experiences, ideals and principles that a person believes in
- a set of attitudes, beliefs, experiences, ideals and principles that define many but not all professions
Answer: B
6. Why should professions work collaboratively?
- because this is a government initiative
- to stop the threat of litigation by patients and carers
- to promote high-quality and consistent care for patients
Answer: C
7. Which of these features make team working difficult?
- geographical separation
- away-days that most of the team attend
- nurse-led clinics
- multi-disciplinary team meetings
Answer: A
8. Which of these shows students learning interprofessionally?
- students from the same discipline discussing a patient scenario together
- students from different disciplines sitting in a lecture together
- students from different disciplines discussing a patient scenario together
- students from different disciplines listening to a seminar
Answer: C
9. Which of these will NOT foster interprofessional learning and working?
- doing activities in the classroom that lead to an understanding of other professionals roles
- doing activities in the classroom that lead to an understanding of own role only
- learning to communication across the professions
- exploring the own profession’s role within both the professional team and the wider interprofessional team
Answer: B
10. Which of these is NOT associated with interprofessional working?
- It attempts to challenge hierarchical power structures through collective responsibility.
- It means individuals work as a team to identify problems and goals, assume joint responsibility for dealing with these, but retain their own professional role in doing so.
- It means individuals identify problems and goals and retain their own professional role to deal with these.
- It gives better communication between professions and an improved understanding of others’ roles.
Answer: C