Health Care Team Analysis

At the beginning, characteristics to make health care team effective and how to use them to become an effective team member are to be described. Teamwork is a complex activity, so team members should work collaboratively to achieve a goal. Teamwork is powerfully influenced by the members’ knowledge, skills and attitudes (Nelsey & Brownie 2012, p. 199). Well-functioning teams increase work performance, job satisfaction and productivity, while decrease group conflict and staff absenteeism (Nelsey & Brownie 2012, p. 199). There are certain values to positively impact on health care team. A person who is motivated, creative, empathetic, self-confident, accommodating, knowledgeable, and flexible can become an effective member in that team. There

are six factors to develop teamwork: motivation, creativity, flexibility, attentiveness, decision-making and good communication (Wilkes et al. 2015, p. 289).
Motivation derives from individual capacity and motivated members result in positive team outcomes, including task skills, coordination, team goal attainment, personal, and interpersonal relationship (Yi & Park 2015, p. 49). In order to become motivated staff, it is necessary to attempt to retain close relationship with colleagues, to have influence on others and to obtain satisfactory results (Yi & Park 2015, p. 47). Creativity is an innate ability and by possessing this ability, nurses can be innovative. Innovative nursing teams not only work creatively but also effectively transform new ideas into their colleagues (Tsai et al. 2013, p. 2649). To become an innovative member, accepting changes, enjoying work, maintaining positive emotions, and thinking independently need to be performed (Tsai et al. 2013, p. 2649). With regard to flexibility, research shows flexibility-promoting change practices increased job satisfaction and reduced their stress level, while flexibility-limiting change practices showed the opposite results (Newton et al. 2013, p. 2801). To promote flexibility of colleagues, creating respectful and supportive work environment play a key role (Newton et al. 2013, p. 2800).