Question

A school-age client 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 client's and the scene is chaotic. The parents are extremely anxious and want to know what's happening. The case manager asks for an interdisciplinary team meeting to speak with the client'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 allow the primary healthcare provider to make all the decisions regarding the client's care
D) To prevent the parents from trying to change the plan of care

Answer 1

The rationale for the interdisciplinary team meeting with the client's parents is to share and evaluate information for care planning and implementation.

Step-by-step explanation:

The rationale for the interdisciplinary team meeting with the client's parents in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) is to share and evaluate information for care planning and implementation. This meeting allows the different health professionals involved in the client's care to come together, discuss the client's condition, and develop a comprehensive care plan while preventing priority conflicts, redundancy, and omissions in care. It is important to involve the parents in these discussions so they can be informed and involved in the decision-making process.