Summary: Interprofessional Collaboration Model

“It is only by working together, in a spirit of mutual respect and collaboration, that we can start to build an integrative model of care, which may be our best hope for changing the trajectory of our people and our planet” Tieraona Low Dog, MD “The goal of interprofessional collaboration if to produce a “synthesis of the information such that the outcomes are more than the additive”” ((Muir, 2008, p. 5.), Arnold and Boggs, 2011, p.474) interprofessional collaboration “enables practitioner’s to learn new skills and approaches, and encourages synergistic creativity among professionals.” (Arnold and Boggs, 2011, p. 474). “Collaboration decreases fragmentation and duplication of effort and promotes safe quality of care, presents desired characteristics

As shortages in the health care system continually increase, the media and government leaders frequently emphasize the problem lies in the lack of health care providers available to manage the system. The Canadian Interprofessional Health Collaborative (2008) states that the problem is not simply solved by producing and admitting more health professional students, but by “changing the way health services are delivered and the manner in which providers interact with each other” (p. 7). As a future registered nurse going into the largest profession in the health system, I can expect to always be a member of a collaborative team. Interprofessional collaboration (IPC) is the “process of developing and maintaining effective interprofessional working

Interprofessional collaboration involves a continuous interaction and knowledge sharing between professionals that will help improve patient care and outcomes. American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN, 2011) describes four competency domains to include: 1. Values/Ethics for Interprofessional Practice 2. Roles and Responsibilities 3. Interprofessional Communication 4.

INTRODUCTION The word ‘team’ can be defined as a group of people working together towards a common goal. A team also generally is known as a group of people with different skills and different tasks, who works together on a common project, services, or goal. Then, the important thing in teamwork is ‘collaboration’, which is the act of working effectively with others to achieve a common goal. Collaboration acts as the lifeblood in the team, even the team is not large enough, but the collaboration is required.

Introduction Teamwork builds up the ability of nurses and other healthcare providers to implement higher quality and a more holistic care. In this essay, firstly, I am going to discuss about teamwork in nursing. Secondly, I am going to talk about the importance of teamwork within nurses and other healthcare providers. Thirdly, I am going to discuss about the benefits of having teamwork and proper delegation needed among nurses. And lastly, using Singapore nursing board, code of ethics and professional conduct that direct to this clinical situation.

The development in the NHS and government policy places collaborative working and multi professional working high on the agenda (DOH, 2007). Furthermore, the NMC (2015) highlights the importance of collaborative working in health care in order to ensure the patient safety. Literature suggests that, Collaborative working benefits both the members of health care team and the overall health care system (Perez- Merino, 2013). Within the context of collaborative practice the multi professional team experiences expanded opportunities to utilize their knowledge and skills , thereby having more impact on the quality of care that the service user receiving (Day, 2006).

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP It is important to appreciate that leadership roles are different from management functions. In Stephen Covey’s (1999) book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, he quoted Peter Drucker as saying: ‘Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things. Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership is about determining whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall.’ This suggests that management is about tasks, whereas leadership is about perception, judgement, skill and philosophy.

Working collaboratively is a beneficial and unavoidable aspect of life, especially in terms of healthcare professions. It is uncommon to have an occupation that is entirely individual with no communication, consultation or collaboration with fellow peers, as it is important to share ideas to gain additional valuable knowledge and understanding. Specifically within healthcare professions, it is important to brainstorm ideas with peers to form a diagnosis and hence a solution to the diagnosis in order to improve the patient 's health and wellbeing. Personally, I believe that my strengths in collaborative work include my authoritativeness, ability to delegate tasks, organisational skills and my willingness to listen and include other’s ideas,

The modern health care system places great importance on inter-professional collaborations and closer working relationships between different health care professionals. Studies have reported that the lack of communication and collaboration can result in adverse events patient care outcomes (L. Fewster-Thuente & B. Velsor-Friedrich, 2008). Inter-professional collaboration brings together professionals to facilitate improvements in the standards of patient-centred care, with each group contributing its own perspective and professional expertise to the collaborative process. In such collaborative effort, different professionals contribute in identifying and solving problems, deciding procedures and how to proceed, and collectively evaluate the

But effective and honest communication doesn’t end with just listening. As a leaving things we use body language more often and sometimes more efficient then simple talking. Good doctor will all this nonverbal communication to obtain and increase information about his patient. He will use his ears, to hear all that the patient has to say but first he needs use his eyes, to see all that the patient has to show. He needs to use his hands to feel all that is hidden from his eyes.