Treatments initiated by other providers and carried out by a nurse

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

Answer: (B)

Coordinated care involves a plan that originates with one provider and is carried out by another member of the health team. When a treatment is initiated by another provider and the nurse implements it, that reflects collaborative interventions, where plans are developed by one professional and executed by the nurse as part of a team. The nurse’s role here is to carry out the orders, monitor the patient’s response, and communicate any changes back to the initiating provider. This differs from nurse-initiated actions, which start by the nurse independently; patient-initiated actions, which start with the patient; and physician-initiated actions, which are started by a physician but not necessarily through collaborative planning with the nurse.