Collaboration In Nursing Essay

1. Describe the concept of collaboration and how collaboration is achieved within the following categories:

Collaboration is defined as working together, and the concept of collaboration is very diverse and encompasses various aspects of team work with a goal in mind. The goal being to optimize the quality of life and the wellbeing of our community that we are caring for. Through collaboration of various sorts we can provide effective holistic care that will bring better outcomes to our patients and their families.

a) Nurse-Patient. Collaboration within a nurse and patient relationship is essential to adhere to the care plan and optimize outcomes. Nurse patient relationship is established through rapport and a trusting relationship. In order

Nurse to Nurse collaboration is essential to maintain the same level of continuity of care. Efficient collaboration within coworkers is beneficial when establishing change in the status of patients and identifying needs. For example the collaboration between nurses is manifested when applying a care plan. Through the interventions established by the initial nurse, the nurse taking care of the patient on another shift can collaborate and implement such interventions. On the same collaborate plan the nurse can evaluate such interventions and maintain them or add and discontinues more interventions. With such complete care a patient can receive the benefit of continuity all because of the nurse to nurse collaboration. The collaboration is also established by continuing the education of novice nurses by enhancing their knowledge through expert nurses such as nurse managers, clinical educators and other

b) Community

Community hospitals are hospitals that treat the general public and provide care such as a County hospital or state hospital, the public health department, and behavioral and mental health agencies.

3. Discuss the signs and symptoms of respiratory distress and nursing interventions

The signs and symptoms of respiratory distress can be presented clinically as hypoxemia which characterized as a po2 below 50 mmHg and hypercapnia which is an excessive CO2 level in the bloodstream above 45 mmHg. The signs that will manifest on the patient are dyspnea, hyperpnea, intercostal retractions, and cyanosis on digitals. The patient will present anxious and restless and if deteriorate he can be altered. Children can present with the same symptoms along with nasal flaring, retractions, grunting and irritable and later lethargic as he deteriorates his level of consciousness. Nursing interventions include to monitor patient and protect the airway along with preparing for an oral airway insertion or a tracheostomy. Essential interventions may also include raising the head of the bed, suctioning present secretions, monitoring lung sounds for a pneumothorax, monitoring the respiratory effort and depending on the situation we can provide emotional support to decrease the level of anxiety in order to help the patient not work against the o2 delivery method and maximize the