9.1 COMPETENCIES BASIC TO COLLABORATION
This concept was taken from module 9 “health economics” sub-topic 3 “collaborative health care”.
Collaboration is the working together of different people with a common reason to achieve a common goal or benefit.
Collaborative health care is the working together of different health personnel to ensure that adequate care is given to patient to promote the health of our patients.
There are two types of collaboration, namely; intersectoral collaboration and intrasectoral collaboration. Intrasectoral collaboration is collaboration within the health care system with other health care professionals e.g. doctors, nurses and laboratory scientists. Intersectoral collaboration is collaboration between different
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This could lead to bias and segregation in the team thereby goal will not be achieved.
Decision should not be made by a certain group or individual in the team but it should be made based on everyone’s opinion and a conclusion should be reached based on agreement by all.
9.2 PERSONAL CONTEXT
Personally, I am of the opinion that without collaboration in the health care system, we will not be able to carry out any care properly because directly or indirectly we are dependant on each other for continuity of care.
In my family collaboration cannot be ruled out because we have to work as a team with my husband and children to make the home a place to stay. This is made possible through constant communication, mutual respect for each other, trust in the ability of my partner and children and also for decisions to be made from the opinions shared by the entire family.
9.3 SOCIAL CONTEXT
Collaboration in the society becomes increasingly important at every point because of the growing need of the public and because of migration of people leading to individuals with different
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They also have to make decision based on different opinion between the society and the sectors.
9.4 APPLICATION TO CURRENT JOB
In the ward, we always work constantly with the doctors, cleaners, laboratory scientist, social workers, accountants, radiologist and others. In order to meet patient’s need we need each other to achieve these goals.
While this careis ongoing, communication of information to members of the collaborative team have to be ensured to avoid confusion and repeatation of care.
An adage says ‘respect is reciprocal” hence, avoid disrespecting each other while giving health care. Ensure that you have confidence in the care been rendered by members of the team.
Moreso, before a decision is made, ensure that it is discussed with other members of the team and that their view was also reviewed before concluding. The patient and family members should also be involved in decision making.
It also helps to improve care given to patient and improves the standard of the organization.
9.5 RECENT
In addition to having a specific objective assign and a clear role every team member should have the proper education that allows her to complete the assign task(s). Also an open and constant communication within team members is important, since the feedback from each other can help to the growth of knowledge of each of the team members as an individual, as well as it helps to resolve any issues or errors found within the interdisciplinary care model. Another important characteristic of a team member is the ability to be able to provide support to other team members even if this means taking on extra workload for a short-term period, while the other team member stabilizes herself and becomes available to take over the assignments left
In today’s health care organizations, fewer and fewer individuals are working as solo practitioners ; instead, health care is increasingly delivered through teamwork, and teams are a vital component in health care organizations(McConnell,2006). Bauer and Erdogen (2009) define a team as a “cohesive coalition of people working together to achieve mutual goals”. (p.213). According to McConnell (2006) , teams are united by a shared purpose , regardless of the team’s type, composition, degree of performance, or reason for being. In health care organizations, teams are utilized by leaders to address problems and perform tasks. McConnell (2006) states that teams can benefit the organization because they provide greater expertise, enhance morale, improve personnel retention, increase flexibility, and create synergy in the workplace..
The Canadian Interprofessional Health Collaborative define interprofessional collaboration as a “partnership between a team of health providers and a client in a participatory collaborative and coordinated approach to shared decision making around health and social issues” (Canadian Interprofessional Health Collaborative, 2009).
rofessionals from different disciplines collaborating to provide care to patients. Effectively coordinated and collaborative inter-professional teams are essential to the care and treatment of patients (Rowlands & Callen, 2013; Doyle, 2008; Ruhstaller, Roe, Thürlimann & Nicoll, 2006; Simpson & Patton, 2012, p. 300). Communication is a process of conferring information between individuals through use of speech, writing or various other means, and is critical to the success of a multidisciplinary team (MDT) (Higgs, McAllister & Sefton, 2012, p. 5; Rowlands & Callen, 2013; Sargeant, Loney & Murphy, 2008). An MDT must use multiple strategies to enhance communication and ensure their success (Doyle, 2008). An effective MDT generates opportunities that benefit healthcare, which is the reason for the recent dominance of inter-professional care in health practice (Simpson & Patton, 2012, p. 300; Rowlands & Callen, 2013). Many barriers prevent effective communication within inter-professional teams. Lack of communication within MDTs presents challenges to their success, leading to numerous consequences, including the failure of the MDT (London Deanery, 2012; Sargeant et al, 2008). Communication between professionals is the key factor underpinning the potential success or failure of inter-professional teams, the outcome of the functioning of MDTs will either benefit or impair care of patients.
The demands on health care providers to provide the best quality care for patients is increasing. With added responsibilities and demands on our health care workers, it is hard not become overwhelmed and forget the reason and purpose of our profession. However, there is a way where all professionals can meet and come together for a common cause, which is the patient. A new approach in patient care is coming of age. This approach allows all health care professionals to collaborate and explore the roles of other professions in the hope of creating a successful health care team. This approach is referred to as the Interprofessional Collaboration Practice (IPC). To become an effective leader and follower, each professions will need to work together
It is important that all team members are aware of their role within the group and that they are performed correctly to meet their goal. For example, at a nursing home a nurse and a CNA work closely together. As the CNA is preforming ADLs he/she is able to assess the patient for any problems that the resident may be having. The nurse is then made aware of any problems and may ask the CNA to assist in a situation such as turning the resident in order to administer a shot. By working together the medical staff are able to reach set health goals and help the patient more efficiently.
This definition provides a goal for teams to strive for and outlines the important outcomes of high quality interprofessional collaboration. Highlighted in this definition is the need for participation and on-going collaboration and communication among caregivers who are focused on provision of seamless care. According to the WHO Study Group on Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice, (2008), collaboration is “an active and on-going partnership, often between people from diverse backgrounds, who work together
have to make decisions that are needed at that moment. Not only is the patient the focus but
The practice of using inter-professional teams in delivering care is not a new concept but current health policy requires professionals work within a multidisciplinary team Department of Health (2001) and entrenched in the Nursing and Midwifery Council (2008) Code. The principle focus of this essay is to discuss the importance of inter-professional collaboration in delivering effective health care and what challenges and constraints exist. The integration of a case study will give an insight into inter-professional collaboration in practice.
Working collaboratively with each other improves the nursing care by bringing out the best outcomes for each discipline. Thus, in my stand, team work and collaboration are the most necessary and vital qualities needed for future nurses to provide the best quality care possible.
In the article by the American Nurses Association (2012), “Position statement: Care coordination and registered nurses’ essential role”, teamwork was defined as a partnership with health care providers, patients, and families to provide health care needs. An example would be, when an elderly patient presents to the emergency room with confusion, the health care team will do what is necessary to diagnosis this patient. The Certified Nurse Assistant may take the patients vital signs, the Registered Nurse will obtain the urine specimen to assess for a urinary tract infection (UTI), and the physician will determine if it is an UTI, what antibiotic, and treatment will be needed.
In the provision of a high quality care, many factors influence the way it is provided; however, IC is crucial. A healthy work environment would result from open communication among the staff, it would increase the employees and patients’ level of satisfaction and sense of well-being. Good communication is the cornerstone for the IC, it is a complex process which requires to develop some skills to learn how to transmit some information. One of the most common factors leading to medical errors, are due to miscommunication, sometimes because the message is not clearly sent, and others because it is not clearly received or it is misunderstood (Danna, 2015). In terms of communication non-verbal communication must be taken into consideration as well; body language, facial expressions, use of space, and touch, entail conscious or unconscious movements and gestures, also impacts the communication among the staff and
Teamwork: It is about health service members and health system working together collaboratively in providing care to each patient to bring out best patient results.
The teamwork is usually defined as the process of working together in a group to achieve a common goal. These days working in groups is inevitable. Whether it is a school assignment or working in a clinical settings, we have to work in groups to accomplish a task. We cannot expect to work in isolation all the times. (Stonehouse, 2011)
(Ans) Collaboration can be defined as a process, where two or more people or organizations work together to achieve shared goals by sharing knowledge, learning, and building consensus.