Collaboration and Leadership Reflection Video

Introduction to Interprofessional Collaboration

Interprofessional collaboration in the healthcare industry is a vital component for delivering top-notch patient care. By bringing together individuals from various professional backgrounds and specialties, healthcare providers are able to offer a comprehensive and integrated approach to patient care (Karam et al., 2021). This type of collaboration requires a team-oriented approach that brings together the diverse perspectives, skills, and expertise of multiple healthcare professionals. This results in the development of a shared goal, which is the well-being of the patient. Through Interprofessional collaboration, healthcare providers are able to identify and address the complex and multi-faceted needs of patients. They can work together to develop a personalized care plan that takes into account the patient’s medical history, current health status, and any ongoing health concerns. This leads to improved patient outcomes and a higher level of patient satisfaction. In this paper, I will discuss my experience of Interprofessional collaboration, and how it could have been better approached.

Scenario

Interprofessional collaboration can occur in various settings, including hospitals, clinics, and long-term care facilities. In my scenario, I am part of a healthcare team consisting of a doctor, nurse, and physical therapist, working together to treat a patient with a musculoskeletal injury. The doctor plays a crucial role in this process, as they are responsible for diagnosing the injury. They will perform a physical examination and may order diagnostic tests, such as X-rays or MRI scans, to determine the extent of the injury and its underlying causes. Based on their findings, the doctor will then make a diagnosis and develop a treatment plan. The nurse, on the other hand, plays an important role in managing the patient’s pain and medication. They will work closely with the doctor to determine the best course of action for managing the patient’s pain, whether it be through over-the-counter medications, prescription pain relievers, or alternative therapies. The nurse will also monitor the patient’s response to the pain management plan, making any necessary adjustments to ensure that the patient is as comfortable as possible.

Finally, the physical therapist plays a key role in helping the patient recover from their injury. They will work with the doctor and nurse to develop a rehabilitation plan that addresses the specific needs of the patient. This may include a combination of exercises, stretches, and other physical therapies aimed at improving the patient’s strength, mobility, and overall function.

Establishing Clear Goals and Expectations

One of the first steps in improving Interprofessional collaboration is to establish clear goals and expectations (Banister et al., 2020). In my scenario, the healthcare team should have set clear and specific goals for the patient’s treatment and recovery, and aligned their individual plans to achieve those goals. This could have been done through regular team meetings and clear communication channels, where each member of the team could provide input and discuss their plans. By having clear goals, the healthcare team would have a shared understanding of what needs to be achieved, and each member would know what is expected of them.

Encouraging Open Communication

Open and effective communication is also crucial in Interprofessional collaboration. In my scenario, the healthcare team should regularly meet and have open and honest communication about the patient’s progress and any challenges that arise. This would have allowed the team to work together to find solutions to any obstacles and to make adjustments to the patient’s treatment plan as needed. For example, if the physical therapist noticed that the patient was having difficulty with a specific exercise, they could have communicated this to the doctor and nurse, and worked together to find a different approach that would be more effective.

Sharing Expertise and Knowledge

Sharing expertise and knowledge is also important in Interprofessional collaboration. Each member of the healthcare team brings unique expertise and knowledge to the table, and it is essential that this expertise is shared to improve patient outcomes (McCave et al., 2019). In my scenario, the doctor, nurse, and physical therapist should have discussed their individual plans and strategies for the patient’s treatment, and shared any insights or suggestions that could have been helpful. By sharing their knowledge and expertise, the healthcare team would have been able to provide a more comprehensive and well-rounded approach to the patient’s treatment.

Fostering a Team Mentality

Finally, fostering a team mentality is essential in Interprofessional collaboration. The healthcare team should work together as a unit, recognizing the importance of each member’s role and contributions to the patient’s overall well-being. In my scenario, the doctor, nurse, and physical therapist should have worked together to support each other and to ensure that the patient received the best possible care. For example, if the nurse noticed that the physical therapist was feeling overwhelmed, they could have offered support and helped with some of their tasks, so that the physical therapist could focus on the patient’s rehabilitation.

Conclusion

In conclusion, Interprofessional collaboration is crucial in providing high-quality patient care. By establishing clear goals and expectations, encouraging open communication, sharing expertise and knowledge, and fostering a team mentality, the healthcare team in my hypothetical scenario could have provided better patient care and achieved better outcomes. By working together as a unit, healthcare professionals can provide a more comprehensive and well-rounded approach to patient treatment, and ensure that the patient’s well-being is at the forefront of all decision-making.

References

Banister, G., Portney, L. G., Vega-Barachowitz, C., Jampel, A., Schnider, M. E., Inzana, R., Zeytoonjian, T., Fitzgerald, P., Tuck, I., & Jocelyn, M. (2020). The interprofessional dedicated education unit: Design, implementation and evaluation of an innovative model for fostering interprofessional collaborative practice. Journal of Interprofessional Education & Practice, 19, 100308.

Karam, M., Chouinard, M.-C., Poitras, M.-E., Couturier, Y., Vedel, I., Grgurevic, N., & Hudon, C. (2021). Nursing care coordination for patients with complex needs in primary healthcare: A scoping review. International Journal of Integrated Care, 21(1).

McCave, E. L., Aptaker, D., Hartmann, K. D., & Zucconi, R. (2019). Promoting affirmative transgender health care practice within hospitals: An IPE standardized patient simulation for graduate health care learners. MedEdPORTAL, 15, 10861.

NURS-FPX4010 Assessment 1: Collaboration and Leadership Reflection Video

For this assessment you will create a 5-10 minute video reflection on an experience in which you collaborated interprofessionally, as well as a brief discussion of an interprofessional collaboration scenario and how it could have been better approached.

Interprofessional collaboration is a critical aspect of a nurse’s work. Through interprofessional collaboration, practitioners and patients share information and consider each other’s perspectives to better understand and address the many factors that contribute to health and well-being (Sullivan et al., 2015). Essentially, by collaborating, health care practitioners and patients can have better health outcomes. Nurses, who are often at the frontlines of interacting with various groups and records, are full partners in this approach to health care.

Reflection is a key part of building interprofessional competence, as it allows you to look critically at experiences and actions through specific lenses. From the standpoint of interprofessional collaboration, reflection can help you consider potential reasons for and causes of people’s actions and behaviors (Saunders et al., 2016). It also can provide opportunities to examine the roles team members adopted in a given situation as well as how the team could have worked more effectively.

As you begin to prepare this assessment you are encouraged to complete the What is Reflective Practice? activity. The activity consists of five questions that will allow you the opportunity to practice self-reflection. The information gained from completing this formative will help with your success on the Collaboration and Leadership Reflection Video assessment. Completing formatives is also a way to demonstrate course engagement

Note: The Example Kaltura Reflection demonstrates how to cite sources appropriately in an oral presentation/video. The Example Kaltura Reflection video is not a reflection on the Vila Health activity. Your reflection assessment will focus on both your professional experience and the Vila Health activity as described in the scenario.

References

Saunders, R., Singer, R., Dugmore, H., Seaman, K., & Lake, F. (2016). Nursing students’ reflections on an interprofessional placement in ambulatory care. Reflective Practice, 17(4), 393–402.

Sullivan, M., Kiovsky, R., Mason, D., Hill, C., Duke, C. (2015). Interprofessional collaboration and education. American Journal of Nursing, 115(3), 47–54.

Demonstration of Proficiency

• Competency 1: Explain strategies for managing human and financial resources to promote organizational health.
  • Identify how poor collaboration can result in inefficient management of human and financial resources supported by evidence from the literature.
• Competency 2: Explain how interdisciplinary collaboration can be used to achieve desired patient and systems outcomes.
  • Reflect on an interdisciplinary collaboration experience noting ways in which it was successful and unsuccessful in achieving desired outcomes.
  • Identify best-practice interdisciplinary collaboration strategies to help a team to achieve its goals and work more effectively together.
• Competency 4: Explain how change management theories and leadership strategies can enable interdisciplinary teams to achieve specific organizational goals.
  • Identify best-practice leadership strategies from the literature, which would improve an interdisciplinary team’s ability to achieve its goals.
• Competency 5: Apply professional, scholarly, evidence-based communication strategies to impact patient, interdisciplinary team, and systems outcomes.
  • Communicate via video with clear sound and light.
  • The full reference list is from relevant and evidence-based (published within 5 years) sources, exhibiting nearly flawless adherence to APA format.

Professional Context

This assessment will help you to become a reflective practitioner. By considering your own successes and shortcomings in interprofessional collaboration, you will increase awareness of your problem-solving abilities. You will create a video of your reflections, including a discussion of best practices of interprofessional collaboration and leadership strategies, cited in the literature.

Scenario

As part of an initiative to build effective collaboration at your Vila Health site, where you are a nurse, you have been asked to reflect on a project or experience in which you collaborated interprofessionally and examine what happened during the collaboration, identifying positive aspects and areas for improvement.

You have also been asked to review a series of events that took place at another Vila Health location and research interprofessional collaboration best practices and use the lessons learned from your experiences to make recommendations for improving interprofessional collaboration among their team. Your task is to create a 5–10 minute video reflection with suggestions for the Vila Health team that can be shared with leadership as well as Vila Health colleagues at your site. Note: If you require the use of assistive technology or alternative communication methods to participate in this activity, please contact DisabilityServices@Capella.edu to request accommodations. If, for some reason, you are unable to record a video, please contact your faculty member as soon as possible to explore options for completing the assessment.

Instructions

Using Kaltura, record a 5–10 minute video reflection on an interprofessional collaboration experience from your personal practice, proposing suggestions on how to improve the collaboration presented in the Vila Health: Collaboration for Change activity.

Be sure that your assessment addresses the following criteria. Please study the scoring guide carefully so you will know what is needed for a distinguished score:

• Reflect on an interdisciplinary collaboration experience, noting ways in which it was successful and unsuccessful in achieving desired outcomes.
• Identify how poor collaboration can result in inefficient management of human and financial resources, citing supporting evidence from the literature.
• Identify best-practice leadership strategies from the literature that would improve an interdisciplinary team’s ability to achieve its goals, citing at least one author from the literature.
• Identify best-practice interdisciplinary collaboration strategies to help a team achieve its goals and work together, citing the work of at least one author.
• Communicate in a professional manner, is easily audible, and uses proper grammar. Format reference list in current APA style.

You will need to relate an experience that you have had collaborating on a project. This could be at your current or former place of practice, or another relevant project that will enable you to address the requirements. In addition to describing your experience, you should explain aspects of the collaboration that helped the team make progress toward relevant goals or outcomes, as well as aspects of the collaboration that could have been improved.

A simplified gap-analysis approach may be useful:

• What happened?
• What went well?
• What did not go well?
  • What should have happened?

After your personal reflection, examine the scenario in the Vila Health activity and discuss the ways in which the interdisciplinary team did not collaborate effectively and the negative implications for the human and financial resources of the interdisciplinary team and the organization as a whole.

Building on this investigation, identify at least one leadership best practice or strategy that you believe would improve the team’s ability to achieve their goals. Be sure to identify the strategy and its source or author and provide a brief rationale for your choice of strategy.

Additionally, identify at least one interdisciplinary collaboration best practice or strategy to help the team achieve its goals and work more effectively together. Again, identify the strategy, its source, and reasons why you think it will be effective.

You are encouraged to integrate lessons learned from your self-reflection to support and enrich your discussion of the Vila Health activity.

You are required to submit an APA-formatted reference list for any sources that you cited specifically in your video or used to inform your presentation. The Example Kaltura Reflection will show you how to cite scholarly sources in the context of an oral presentation.

Refer to the Campus tutorial Using Kaltura [PDF] as needed to record and upload your reflection.

Additional Requirements

• References: Cite at least 3 professional or scholarly sources of evidence to support the assertions you make in your video. Include additional properly cited references as necessary to support your statements.
• APA Reference Page: Submit a correctly formatted APA reference page that shows all the sources you used to create and deliver your video.
  • You may wish to refer to the Campus APA Module for more information on applying APA style.

Portfolio Prompt: Remember to save the final assessment to your ePortfolio so that you may refer to it as you complete the final Capstone course.

Assessment 1 Instructions: Collaboration and Leadership Reflection Video

Hello everyone. My name is XXX and welcome to my collaboration and leadership reflection video. In this video, I will:

1. Reflect on an interprofessional collaboration experience from my personal practice.
2. Explain how poor collaboration can result in inefficient management of human and financial resources.
3. Discuss best-practice leadership and interdisciplinary collaboration strategies that can help the interdisciplinary team achieve its goals.

Interdisciplinary Collaboration Experience

Background of the Problem

In my former healthcare organization, we noticed an increased incidence of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) among geriatric patients with comorbid chronic illnesses. ADRs had become a major cause of hospital admissions and emer