Collaborative Relationship

Question 1

What is Collaboration?

Answer 1

To get along, to work together as a team drawing on each other’s strengths

• Effective communication skills
• With the team
• Includes patient and family

Goal: To get along, to work together as a team drawing on each other’s strengths.

Need: Effective Communication Skills

With the team, Includes patient and family

Question 2

Describe concepts that assit a new nurse in a collaborating with members of the interdisciplary team

Answer 2

1. Critical thinking based on knowledge, experience, attitudes, and knowledge
2. Clinical decision making requires the nurse to establish criteria to dtermine the best choices for the patient
3. Collaborative interventions require the nowledge and expdrtise of the multidisciplinary team
4. Independent vs collaboratve nursing interventions

Question 3

D/C planning to be successful

Answer 3

• Needs to be valued; made a priority
• Be certain of and accept roles
• Identify and evaluate patient and family preparedness
• Interdisciplinary collab and communication
• Ensure optimal patient outcomes
• Advocate for patient

Question 4

Multidisciplinary Communication

Answer 4

• Referrals
• Rounds & Team Conferences
• External communication: services and agencies – like CLSC, hospital clinics to promote interdependence, preventing injuries , medication education
• Nurses’ documentation

Question 5

Multidisciplinary Purpose

Answer 5

• Identify Care needs, Set goals and objectives
• Match services with needs
• Create and implement a discharge plan
• Address care issues and continuing needs

Question 6

Potential Reasons for poor discharge

Answer 6

1. Poor communication
2. Members do not see value of working together
3. Members are unsure of theri role within the team