Nurse-initiated interventions are:

• A. Supervised by the entire health care team.
• B. Developed after interventions for the recent medical diagnoses are evaluated.
• C. Determined by state Nurse Practice Acts.
• D. Initiated by the physician.

Answer: (C)

Nurse-initiated interventions are autonomous nursing actions that a nurse may start without a physician’s order when they’re within the nurse’s scope of practice and supported by the state Nurse Practice Act and hospital policies. The state NPAs define what nurses can independently initiate to safeguard patient safety and ensure continuity of care, guiding actions from the nurse’s assessment and the nursing process. This legal framework allows timely responses to patient needs between doctor visits or orders. They aren’t actions mandated by physicians, and they aren’t necessarily pending a review of medical diagnoses, nor require the whole healthcare team’s supervision.