A nurse is coordinating the interdisciplinary care plan for a client with newly diagnosed amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) who is experiencing progressive dysphagia, generalized weakness, and early signs of respiratory decline. The client is preparing to transition to home hospice care. Which of the following actions by the nurse demonstrate appropriate multidisciplinary collaboration and safe care? Select all that apply.
- Coordinating with the speech-language pathologist to evaluate the client's risk for aspiration and recommend safe swallowing techniques.Cevap
- Requesting a consultation with the medical social worker to assist the family in arranging home hospice care and identifying community resources.Cevap
- Collaborating with the respiratory therapist to ensure the family is properly trained on the use of the client's prescribed noninvasive ventilation equipment.Cevap
- DInstructing the unlicensed assistive personnel to provide the initial teaching to the family on how to administer scheduled enteral tube feedings.
- EDelaying an urgent SBAR report to the provider regarding the client's new-onset paradoxical breathing until the multidisciplinary care rounds.
- FReassuring the family not to worry about the transition because the interdisciplinary care team will make all the difficult decisions for them.
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The appropriate collaborative actions are coordinating with the speech-language pathologist for swallowing evaluation, requesting a medical social worker consultation for hospice arrangements, and collaborating with the respiratory therapist for ventilation equipment training.
Optimal care for a complex condition like ALS requires a multidisciplinary approach. The speech-language pathologist is uniquely qualified to manage dysphagia and aspiration risks. The medical social worker possesses the expertise to navigate community resources, financial concerns, and hospice transitions. The respiratory therapist is essential for managing progressive respiratory failure and ensuring proper use of ventilation equipment.
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Interdisciplinary collaboration requires the nurse to correctly identify the specialized roles of allied health professionals while maintaining safe delegation, prioritizing critical physiological changes, and utilizing therapeutic communication.
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