Discuss the significance of interprofessional team collaboration in a planned change initiative.

Interprofessional and Collaborative Practice

Getting Started Interprofessional teams are invaluable in the provision of quality, cost-effective healthcare. Care providers from a multitude of disciplines, including nurses, physicians, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and pharmacists, collaborate to care for patients efficiently and effectively. Often nurses serve as leaders of multidisciplinary teams. As team leaders and participants, it is critically important that nurses understand the roles and responsibilities of the other professionals who comprise the team. Upon successful completion of the course material, you will be able to: Discuss the significance of interprofessional team collaboration in a planned change initiative. Resources Textbook: Leading and Managing in Nursing Media: Communication in the Workplace Video: Leadership: Effective Communication File: Leadership Effective Communication.docx Website: American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Background Information As you move forward with your planned change project, you will note that at each juncture collaboration occurs with a variety of stakeholders. Members of a healthy team demonstrate willingness to learn from one another through ongoing team interactions that foster familiarity and creative collaboration. Through shared mission, cooperation, commitment, and willingness to take risks, a successful team can accomplish its goals and objectives. In managing a planned change project, the astute leader is aware of aspects of team work that facilitate a healthy team dynamic. Four core competencies related to ethics, roles, communication, and teamwork outlined by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing are essential to effective interprofessional collaborative practice. For example, in establishing mutual trust, communications are clear, open, and truthful and the cultures of the various professions within the team are recognized and respected. In this exercise, you will interview a stakeholder impacted by your proposed planned change project, then reflect on the interview in relation to the AACN Core Competencies for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice.