A School-Age Patient Is Admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care

question 10

Multiple Choice

A school-age patient is admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) ,unconscious and with multiple traumatic injuries,after a skateboard accident that included a closed head injury.Many health professionals are involved in the patient's care and the scene is chaotic.The parents are extremely anxious and want to know what is happening.The case manager asks for an interdisciplinary team meeting to speak with the patient's parents.Which is the rationale for this meeting?

• A) To allow for each specialty to practice independently
• B) To share and evaluate information for care planning and implementation,and prevent priority conflicts,redundancy,and omissions in care
• C) To all the primary health-care provider to make all the decision regarding the patient's care
• D) To prevent the parents from trying to change the plan of care

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