Interprofessional Collaboration Competencies

Tiffany Anderson

NSG/302: Professional Contemporary Nursing Role and Practice

Dr. Nancy Shultes

July 2021

When a patient enters a hospital, their minds are filled with multiple thoughts, worries, positive information, negative information and may not have a clue if it is true what people are saying during there hospital stay. Here is where you the nurse come in as the start of the team and begin to open up to the patient. You are the captain of the team, the first person who will collect of the information about the patient, listen to their needs, concerns and plan of care. You find out has the patient returned to the hospital less than 30 of the admission and why the reoccurrence.

On the day of admission, based on the patient’s condition, it will be determined what interprofessional team member who will be working with the patient and the family. Their views and roles play an important part in making sure that the patient is provided what they need. Many patients have returned to the hospital unnecessarily due to a lack of communication, the information was not provided, or they did not make sure that the patient really understood what the plan was. This will create a great decrease of hope for the patient because they have felt that know one has listened to them or care about them. Eventually it becomes cost effective as well. This would be an important reason why we do daily rounds to incorporate the patient in the plan of care. This will give patient a feel that someone is listening to me. When the patient feels they are not being listened to the communication decreases causing their chances to return to the hospital to be higher. We are all aware of the frequent fliers as sometimes they are called.

Developing a trusting relationship is key. It will get the patient to open up to you about problems they could be having. It is good to sit down with your patient, one to one, calm environment will help bring the trust. (CIHC 2010 pg11, VE6 and VE9)

Some patients and families may have difficulties trusting in the health care system because of their past experiences in the hospital. Some may have had good or bad experiences while in the hospital. As a nurse, I try and build a trusting relationship with me patient by including them in the plan, in the rounds, and listening, especially a smile goes a long way. It sends a message that the nurse is happy, and it will make the patient feel happy as well. It helps them ease any tension they may have. This will open the line of communication with you and the patient.

You always want to be clear with your patient of the role you play in their care and your role as a nurse (CIHC 2010 pg. 12 RR1 and RR2) As a bedside nurse, I find that if you identify your role, gives them a since of comfort and they will be able to know who to direct their questions to. Nurses have many roles and being able to refer patient to the right team is important. If you try and take on all the rolls, you may not understand fully what the physical therapist can provide because that is not your specialty causing you to miss very important treatments that may be needed.

In today’s society, technology is readily available to patients and families. Sometimes that information may not be available, so when you communicate with your patient, be mindful of the jargon you use with your patient. If your patient can not understand the words you use, it will be difficult to know if they understand the treatment that they are supposed to be getting. This could cause confusion resulting in negative responses that they did not understand, it was not clear to me. Of course, if your using words that they may not be familiar with will cause confusion. Also, to keep in mind, language barriers can create the same problem as well, because if they do not speak the language, it maybe difficult getting there needs across. (CIHC 2010 pg13 CC1 and 6)

When you are doing patient centered care, try sitting with the patient showing empathy towards your patient. They want to feel that you care about them. Lead the team in the direction that is best for the patient. Sometimes you must make the calls instead of waiting for the team. It assures the family, that you know what you are doing and that they can really on you. (CIHC 2010 pg 14 TT5)

In conclusion, your patient is your priority from the start of the admission until discharge. Giving them hope, security, compassion to make sure their needs are met and that their hospital experience is the best and all their needs are met.

References.

“What is Interprofessional Collaborative Practice”

Negative Experiences that Could Have Been Improved with Interprofessional Collaborative Practice

Positive Experiences with interprofessional Collaborative Practice” Core Competencies for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice: 2016 Update.

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