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
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.
“Physicians and other health care professionals all agree on the importance of effective communication among the members of a health care team. However, there are many challenges associated with effective interprofessional (between physicians and other health care providers) communication, and these difficulties sometimes lead to unfavourable patient outcomes” (Canadian Medical Protection Association, 2011 p. 11).
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.
173, para 2). Working together as a team, nurses and other health care providers tend to communicate and collaborate effectively thus complementing and compensating each other’s strengths and weakness to endeavor even in the most adverse times.
An example would be collaborating together and obtaining feed back from those involved in that patients care on what is working, not working, costing the most money, and what is not being used.
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.
Intro- Collaboration with the interdisciplinary team plays a big part in the care of a patient.
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..
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
CIHC explain how communication is demonstrated through listening and non-verbal means. It is by negotiating, consulting, interacting, and discussing with other team members reach a common understanding of the decisions being made (2011). When there is a lack in communication, information can become misunderstood and mistakes and confrontation can arise. Dufrene (2012), has stated how graduate nursing students lack the confidence to communicate with other professionals, this in part with limited opportunities during their clinical experiences. The Core Competencies for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice recognizes how communication places responsibility with all team members. Members must have the opportunity to speak up in a respectful way about their concerns and quality of care, and in return be treated with respect
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.
In order to explore the nature of the practice of collaboration, the author has specifically focused on some of the concepts which challenges the individuals involved in collaborative alliance. Two main concepts have been explored to justify the challenges of the individuals. They are (i) Collaborative advantage, and (ii) Collaborative inertia. There exist dilemmas between these two concepts. Both the terms create a dilemma and a question arise of – “If achievement of collaborative advantage is the goal for those who initiate collaborative arrangements, why is collaborative inertia so often the outcome.” [Huxham, C, and Vangen, S. p- 53] These two concepts draw out the reason of what is always taken as granted in collaboration and what actually happens. Such perspectives results in collaborative inertia, even if the goal is to achieve the collaborative advantage.
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)