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Chapter 01
Teamwork and Interprofessional Collaboration
Question | Answer |
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Nurses function as coordinators of care by communicating and collaborating with? | members of the health care team. |
Consideration of the special health care needs of the LGBTQ population has been added to the Healthy People 2020 initiative because of health disparities and previous discrimination, therefore? | Include questions about gender identity and sexual activity as part of the health history. |
As part of the QSEN KSAs (knowledge, skills, and attitude), the competencies of TEAMWORK AND COLLABORATION are key components to? | achieving quality patient care. |
Interdisciplinary communication is essential when? | planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care. |
Interdisciplinary communication may be provided partly via e-mail but is better accomplished through? | face-to-face and phone communications. |
A lack of communication has been shown to cause? | many medical errors and patient SAFETY risks. |
An NPSG was established to communicate ongoing patient care needs, such as? | pain management and respiratory support, to post-discharge caregivers. |
The SBAR procedure or a similar established protocol is used for? | successful communication among caregivers and among health care agencies. |
SBAR is a formal method of communication between two or more members of the health care team that includes these four steps: | Situation: Describe what is happening. Background: Explain any relevant background info. Assessment: Provide an analysis of the problem based on assessment data. Recommendation/Request: State what is needed or what the desired outcome is. |
TeamSTEPPS is another communication approach to improve safety and quality. What do the letters stand for? | S—Strategies T—Tools E—Enhance P—Performance P—Patient S—Safety |