Collaboration Flashcards
A newly licensed nurse is assigned to an experienced nurse for training on a medical unit of a hospital. What type of nurse-to-nurse collaboration does this assignment demonstrate?
Mentoring
Mentoring is a collaborative partnership between a novice nurse and an expert nurse to help transition a nurse through career development, personal growth, and socialization into the
profession.
The nurse is presenting an in-service on the importance of collaborative communication. The nurse includes which critical event identified by the Joint Commission as an outcome of poor communication among health care team members?
The occurrence of a patient event resulting in death or serious injury (Sentinel event)
The Joint Commission has identified that poor communication is the primary factor in the
occurrence of sentinel events, or events resulting in unintended death or serious injury to
patients.
Which patient scenario describes the best example of professional collaboration?
The nurse and physician discuss the patient’s muscle weakness and initiate a
referral for physical therapy.
Professional collaboration includes team management and referral to needed providers to meet
patient needs.
Which statement correctly describes the nurses’ role in collaboration?
Collaboration may occur in health-related research.
Nurses collaborate with many different persons, including patients, managers, educators, and
researchers
A nurse manager has recently overheard several negative comments made by nurses on the
unit about other nurses on the unit. The manager recognizes that the nurses are exhibiting
what type of behavior that is detrimental to collaboration?
Lateral violence
Lateral violence undermines collaboration and occurs nurse-to-nurse.
The nurse and physician are explaining that home care that will be needed by a patient after
discharge. The patient’s spouse states angrily that it will not be possible to provide the care
recommended. What is the best response by the nurse?
“What concerns do you have about the prescribed care?”
The patient needs to be the focus of developing care plans, and communication is an important part of collaboration with the patient to discover barriers for the patient to follow
recommendations
The nurse is caring for a patient with a progressive, degenerative muscle illness. The patient states that she would like to remain in her home with her daughter as long as possible. What action should the nurse take?
Discuss resources to help the patient and make appropriate referrals.
To honor the patient’s request to stay at home the nurse should make appropriate referrals for
needed evaluation and assistance.
A patient has been admitted to an acute care hospital unit. The nurse explains the hospital
philosophy that the patient be an active part of planning their care. The patient verbalizes
understanding of this request when they make which statement?
“We can work together to adjust my plan as we need to.”
Treatment plans need to be developed, evaluated, and adapted as needed based on the patient
status and willingness to complete the prescribed care
The management of a community hospital is trying to encourage a more collaborative environment among staff members. Which concept is most important for management to develop first?
Highlight that no single profession can meet the needs of all patients
Recognizing that collaboration needs all professions to provide patient-centered care is an important first step to implementing a different philosophy in the hospital
Which activities are appropriate for the nurse to collaborate with a patient? (Multiple Response.)
Health promotion activities
End-of-life comfort decisions
Lifestyle changes to improve health
Nurses should include patients and their families when exploring health promotion activities,
end-of-life decisions, lifestyle changes, and treatment options
