Question

Discuss at least three key concepts in Inter-Professional communications and collaboration for improving healthcare outcomes. Use examples to discuss which communication practices you plan to implement in your future professional nursing career.

Expectations

Initial Post:

• Length: 150 - 250 Words
• A minimum of 2 references (not older than 5 years) with corresponding in text citations using APA format

Answer 1

Ans) Strengthening inter-professional communication
communicating clearly.
providing sufficient (adequate) information.
offering timely information.
notifying the appropriate health care provider about the patient's condition, including any changes in that condition.
being polite and respectful.
responding to other health care professionals.

- Teamwork and collaboration are especially essential to care of patients in a decentralized health system with many levels of health workers.Teams can also work together to develop health promotion for diverse communities and instill disease prevention behaviors amongst patients.

- A collaborative approach can improve communication, save time, reduce duplication of effort, improve working relationships and provide a better experience for people who use health and social care services.

- To provide proper care and improve patient outcomes, today’s nurses must collaborate effectively with members of the healthcare team from other disciplines. That means working together as team members and team leaders. To do that, they must understand each member’s education, scope of practice, and areas of expertise. Learning the language, norms, and special foci of other disciplines fosters more effective use of resources and knowledge.

Six healthcare education associations in the United States established the Interprofessional Education Collaborative: American Association of Colleges of Nursing, American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, American Dental Education Association, Association of American Medical Colleges, and Association of Schools of Public Health. Together, these organizations have worked to define interprofessional collaboration and four core competencies: 1) values and ethics for interprofessional practice, 2) roles and responsibilities for collaborative practice, 3) interprofessional communication practices, and 4) interprofessional teamwork.

- To sum up these competency domains, embracing the values and ethics of interprofessional practice means working together while respecting the expertise of those in other disciplines. Being aware of the professional roles and responsibilities of other team members; communicating effectively with patients, families, and other healthcare professionals; and building relationships to plan, implement, and evaluate safe care all contribute to the health of patients and communities. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing has integrated these collaborative expectations into its “essentials” for baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral education for advanced practice, and they are also included in the educational expectations of other healthcare disciplines.

- In 2010, the World Health Organization issued a statement of support for interprofessional education—emphasizing that, to strengthen global healthcare, students must learn with, from, and about members of other health professions. In 2016, further revisions by the Interprofessional Education Collaborative established interprofessional collaboration as an overall focus of the four competencies and called for increased emphasis on population health.