Healthcare Teams

Healthcare Teams Paper

“All health care disciplines share a common and primary commitment to serving the patient and working toward the ideal of health for all.” (American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 2014, p. 1) There are many different professional members in the healthcare system. Each of them, have a specific specialty and responsibility to the patient and play an important role in the patient’s overall plan of care. “The scope of health care mandates that health professionals work collaboratively and with other related disciplines. Collaboration emanates from an understanding and appreciation of the roles and contributions that each discipline brings to the care delivery experience.” (American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 2014, p. 1) In order to provide the patient with the best care possible, the nurse must work with each other, known as the intra disciplinary team. They must also work with the other members of the healthcare team, which is known as the interdisciplinary team. “The nurse’s ability to collaborate with patients, families, and multi- and intra-disciplinary health care professionals in the successful resolution of such dilemmas can affect the quality of health care.” (Garity, 2005, p. 1) In this -paper, I will discuss the differences, communication skills and roles between the intra and interdisciplinary teams in relation to nursing.

Disciplinary Teams

There are two different disciplinary teams in the nursing healthcare field, which are equally important. The nursing intra disciplinary team consists of just nursing professionals that work together to collaborate, communicate, and plan patient care. Within the intra disciplinary team, the nurses build trusting relationships each other. They report ...

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