NSE 407 Lecture 4: WK4 Required Readings Summary
2 Dec 2015
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Developing and sustaining interprofessional health care: optimizing patient, organizational and system outcomes. Main summary of this article: nurses need to become more familiar with the roles of the interprofessional team in the health care settling. Through understanding the roles of each profession, it would improve the nurses" ability to give patient care. Shared power happens when each team member is open to letting others influence patients/clients care regardless of their educational or professional preparation. Exemplary interprofessional care lets all team members work to their full scope of practice, and takes advantages of the synergies professionals working together can create. A work environment is healthy for nurses when it maximizes their health and well being, as well as quality patients/clients outcomes and the organization"s performance. Effective interprofessional teamwork is part of a healthy work environment. This would make it easier for new graduates to integrate themselves in the interprofessional care team.
