Before a high-risk interprofessional activity, a briefing is used to set the plan, roles, risks, and contingencies.

• A. It records the patient's insurance information.
• B. It sets the plan, roles, risks, and contingencies.
• C. It assigns patient to a single discipline only.
• D. It is used to evaluate team performance afterwards.

Answer: (B)

Before a high-risk interprofessional activity, the briefing is used to align the team on the plan, clarify who does what (roles), identify potential risks, and outline contingencies. This joint preparation creates a shared understanding, speeds coordinated action, and helps prevent errors by ensuring everyone knows the approach, communication cues, and escalation steps if something goes wrong.

Insurance information has no bearing on immediate patient care planning; assigning a patient to a single discipline contradicts the collaborative nature of interprofessional teams; and using the briefing to evaluate team performance afterward describes a debrief, not a pre-action briefing.