A nurse working in the intensive care unit (ICU) refers to the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Ventilator Bundle prior to planning patient care. The nurse realizes nursing interventions outlined in the bundle will improve patients’ outcomes. Which of the following statement best describes how IHI-established nursing interventions should be included in each bundle?

a) Nursing interventions found within the IHI bundles were selected based on the ability to provide optimal time management for the nurse
b) Best practice derived from valid and reliable research studies guided nursing interventions being added to the IHI bundles
c) Nurse case managers serving as patient advocates recommended nursing interventions to be included in the IHI bundles based on patient preference
d) Hospitals, physicians, and nurses worked collaboratively to design patient care activities included in IHI bundles

A bundle is a orderly way used for improving the process of care and obtaining the patient response. It is a small, straightforward based on evidence are the practices generally 3 to 5 that, if performed reliable and collectively, can improve patient health outcomes. Hospitals, nurses and physicians work collaboratively by bundles.