Teamwork and Collaboration Flashcards
What are teamwork and collaboration
Function effectively within
nursing and inter-professional teams,
fostering open communication, mutual
respect, and shared decision-making
to achieve quality patient care
what is a team
“distinguishable set of two or more people who interact
dynamically, interdependently, and adaptively towards a
common goal/objective/vision, who have been each
assigned specific roles or functions to perform, and who
have a limited lifespan of membership” (Salas,1992)
* Teams that draw from a single professional group OR
multiprofessional teams
Why is teamwork so important
Essential element of patient safety
* Increased need for teamwork
* Patients with increasing complex needs
* Increased skills and knowledge needed to care for today’s patients
* Increased specialization of health care professions
* Not one professional able to meet all the complex needs of patients
* National focus on multi-professional teamwork and education
* Importance of continuity of care
What are health care teams
Usually includes both licensed
and unlicensed staff
* Complementary backgrounds
and skills
* Share common goals
* Shared decision making
who is on the health care team
Attending Physician. Your attending physician has responsibility for all decisions made that affect your care. …
Resident. …
Nurse Practitioner or Physician’s Assistant. …
Nurse Manager. …
Nurse. …
Patient Care Technician. …
Social Worker. …
Dietitian.
What are the outcomes of teamwork
- Improved patient safety
- Reduced hospitalization time and reduced costs
- Improved coordination of care
- Improved health outcomes
- Greater role clarity
- Enhanced patient satisfaction
- Enhanced job satisfaction for team members
what are negative outcome
Poor teamwork leads to poor outcomes
what are the characteristic of a successful teams
Common purpose
* Measurable goals
* Effective leadership
* Effective communication
* Good cohesion
* Mutual respect
what are barriers to effective team work
- Changing roles
- Changing settings
- Medical hierarchies
- Individualistic nature of
medicine - Instability of teams
what are the team strategies and tool to enhance performance and patient safety (TEAMSTEPPS)
Team training developed by Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
* Based on military aviation training
* Organizations framework for patient
safety initiatives
* Increases collaboration and
communication
* Optimizes performance among teams
who was teamstepps designed by
hwo organization
what are the 5 key principle steps of TEAMSTEPPS
Team structure**
* Communication**
* Leadership
* Situation monitoring
* Mutual support**
What does the core team consist of
physician
nurse
therapist
pharmacy
what does the contingency teams do
Formed for emergent or specific events, time limited
what is the coordination team do
Responsible managing the operational environment that
supports core team
