Author Question: You are explaining interprofessional education (IPE) to your staff. Which statement would best ... (Read 32 times)

fbq8i · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

You are explaining interprofessional education (IPE) to your staff. Which statement would best describe IPE?

1. IPE is concerned with interprofessional relationships.
2. IPE is easy to provide and should be provided to all staff.
3. Multidisplinary and interprofessional are the same when considering education.
4. IPE considers both individual profession competencies and interprofessional competencies.

Question 2

The healthcare providers in an organization have chosen not to adopt the use of clinical pathways. What are reasons to justify this decision? Select all that apply.

1. Clinical pathways development and implementation takes time and can be costly.
2. The pathway content has to be evaluated each time it is used.
3. Some believe that clinical pathways result in excessive paperwork and redundant documentation.
4. There is fear that pathways will be used in evaluating staff performance.
5. The use of clinical pathways has not been proven to make a difference in patient care.

xoxo123 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

4
Explanation: 1. This is one type of competency, but also must include individual competencies.
2. IPE is not easy to provide and to whom it is provided depends on the needs of the staff.
3. Multidisciplinary focused on healthcare professionals working side-by-side and with limited interaction. Interprofessional highlights interaction among the healthcare professionals.
4. There is need to understand and meet needs for individual competencies and also interprofessional competencies in planning and implementing staff education.

Answer to Question 2

1, 2, 3, 4
Explanation: 1. These pathways are developed for each facility and can be costly to develop and implement.
2. Since the content contains the general care of the patient with a specific disease, the content must be reviewed and individualized to each patient each time it is used.
3. New forms and paperwork often cause healthcare providers to be concerned about new methods of providing care.
4. Some healthcare providers fear the interprofessional aspects of these tools. Others resent the requirement to follow the instructions of the critical pathway and fear they will be criticized if their general care does not match that required by the critical pathway.
5. These pathways do change patient care and can support interprofessional care.