Which of the following describes a team of mental health LPNs and RNs who work together to provide client care?

A. An interprofessional team consists of members from different health care professions working collaboratively, such as nurses, physicians, social workers, pharmacists, and therapists. Since the team described includes only LPNs and RNs (both nurses), it does not meet the definition of interprofessional. B. An intraprofessional team consists of members within the same profession working together. LPNs and RNs are both members of the nursing profession, although they have different scopes of practice and levels of education. Therefore, a team made up of LPNs and RNs is considered an intraprofessional team. C. A professional organization is an association that supports members of a specific profession through advocacy, education, and standards of practice. It does not directly describe a team providing bedside client care. D. Shared governance is a leadership and decision-making model in which staff nurses participate in organizational policy development and practice decisions. It refers to management structure rather than a specific care team composition.