Actions initiated by a physician in response to a medical diagnosis but carried out by a nurse under doctor's orders

• A. Collaborative interventions
• B. Physician-initiated interventions
• C. Nurse-initiated interventions
• D. Patient-initiated interventions

Answer: (B)

Understanding who starts an action versus who carries it out is being tested here. When a physician identifies a diagnosis and issues orders for treatment, the nurse then carries out those orders. That pattern is called physician-initiated interventions. It reflects that the initiation comes from the physician, with the nurse executing the prescribed plan. This differs from nurse-initiated interventions, where the nurse starts actions based on assessment and standing protocols without waiting for a physician’s order; from collaborative interventions, which involve joint decision-making; and from patient-initiated interventions, which originate with the patient.