1. The nurse performs an intervention for a collaborative problem. Which type of

intervention did the nurse perform?

a. Dependent

b. Independent

c. Interdependent

d. Physician-initiated

ANS: C

Collaborative interventions, or interdependent interventions, are therapies that

require the combined knowledge, skill, and expertise of multiple health care

professionals. Health care provider-initiated (HCP) interventions are dependent

nursing interventions, or actions that require an order from the HCP. Nurseinitiated interventions are the independent nursing interventions, or actions that a

nurse initiates without supervision or direction from others.

2. A registered nurse administers pain medication to a patient suffering from

fractured ribs. Which type of nursing intervention is this nurse implementing?

a. Collaborative

b. Independent

c. Interdependent

d. Dependent

ANS: D

The nurse does not have prescriptive authority to order pain medications, unless the

nurse is an advanced practice nurse. The intervention is therefore dependent.

Administering a medication, implementing an invasive procedure (e.g., inserting a