When There Is Lack of Role Clarity Within an Interdisciplinary

question 1

Multiple Choice

When there is lack of role clarity within an interdisciplinary health care team,health care providers tend to:

• A) Work more closely together for role clarity.
• B) Move away from their own disciplinary silos.
• C) Revert to what is familiar and what they know in relation to health care roles.
• D) Increase communication to enable a sharing of role expectations.

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