Chapter 24: Multidisciplinary teams within PICUs / LSUs

Which of the following are examples of common team roles / responsibilities?

Clinical audits

Promoting unit’s philosophy

Progress reviews

Supporting carers / relatives

Provide supervision

The single definition of a multidisciplinary team is ‘a group of practitioners with different professional training, employed by more than one agency, who meet regularly to coordinate their work providing services to one or more clients in a defined area’ …

True

False

Which of the following are examples of the consultant psychiatrist role?

To take sole responsibility for risk assessment and management of patients

To take a lead in the multidisciplinary team for the unit

To take an active role in clerking in patients on the ward

To take a key role in weekly team meetings

To take active role in developing the service and representing it

Which of the following are included in a social worker’s role?

To deal with violent and criminal behaviour

To provide psychotherapy

To assist with accommodation issues

To assist with financial problems

To engage with the patient’s family

In ‘Psychiatric Intensive Care, 2nd Edition’ (2008) what is suggested as a useful measurement tool for how a team is functioning?

Team Functioning Survey

Team Climate Inventory

Work Group Effectiveness Survey

Team Membership Questionnaire

Teamwork Quality Survey

Which of the following are examples of the junior doctor role?

To write medical reports

To take control of inpatient care plans

To take an active role in service development

To apply stitches for minor wounds

To provide day-to-day reviews

Norman and Peck (1999) proposed which of the following reasons for poor inter-professional working?

Mistrust of managerial solutions

Loss of faith in the system

Absence of a strong and shared philosophy

Limited time for continuing professional development

Low self-esteem

Ovretveit (1996) described which of the following dimensions of teamwork that a team can use to measure its functioning?

Support for innovation

Degree of integration among professionals

Team effectiveness

Membership issues

Processes by which a team is managed

According to Onyett (2003) which of the following are examples of challenges associated with leadership?

Working with psychological services

Integrating different disciplines

Working with traditional medical leadership

Achieving effective carer / user involvement in services

A ward culture that encourages insight and reflection

Which of the following apply to quality assurance?

It should only correct deficits

It should demonstrate that the service is doing what it is meant to do

It should focus on building the capacity of staff to become more effective

It should aim to achieve high performance from the outset

It should only involve staff

Which of the following documents elaborated the need for multidisciplinary and inter-agency working, and addressed confusion around the Care Programme Approach?

White Paper: Valuing People

Building Bridges

White Paper: Choosing Health

Valuing Choices

The NHS Plans

Blanchard (2001) captured some of the elements of keeping a team motivated and used the acronym PERFORM to describe some of the characteristics of a high-performing team. Which of the following are characteristics that were included?

Purpose and values

Engagement

Relationships and communications

Flexibility

Management

According to Borrill et al (2000) which of the following features are associated with effectiveness?

More part-time workers

High levels of participation

Better pay

Better working conditions

Practical support for innovation

Which of the following are included in the pharmacist role?

To provide appropriate written information on medication when informed consent is being sought

To advise on suitable formulations of prescribed medication

To prescribe and administer medication

To monitor patients for physical observations

Through the nurse-patient relationship a nurse should do which of the following?

Provide professional closeness

Facilitate advocacy

Promote mental health

Be manipulative

Overstep professional boundaries

Which of the following are examples of the role of a psychologist within Psychiatric Intensive Care Units / Low Secure Units?

Running balint groups

Providing supervision

Leading ward rounds

Debriefing staff

Help ward management

Gibb et al (2002) suggested that which of the following processes are involved in developing a team’s practice?

Team building

Experience

Role negotiation

Role modelling

Trans-disciplinary decision-making

Opie (1997) described which of the following as advantages to team working in healthcare teams?

Higher productivity

Increased use of counsellors

Increased staff satisfaction

Increased patient motivation

More effective use of resources

NAPICU

National Association of Psychiatric Intensive Care and low secure units

Chapter 24: Multidisciplinary teams within PICUs / LSUs