Interprofessional Collaborative Practice

Interprofessional Collaborative Practice and Advanced Practice Nurses
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Interprofessional Collaborative Practice and Advanced Practice Nurses
The provision of high quality requires the coordination of tasks and effective communication among all the various stakeholders (Bookey‐Bassett et al., 2017). For a holistic and a patient-centered care, professionals such as doctors, nurses, therapists, social workers, and pharmacists among others must work together to accomplish the desired patient outcomes such as safety and quality. My understanding of interprofessional practice is therefore based on the vital and different responsibilities of the various healthcare professionals such, as doctors and nurses, towards the improvement of the patient’s condition.
The position of the American Nurses Association (ANA) on interprofessional practice is highlighted on the benefits of collaboration in enhancing the patients’ outcomes and in improving the functional level of health care teams (Farrell, Payne, & Heye, 2015). Collaboration and interprofessional practice are considered vital skills for nurses just as other competencies such as undertaking the physical assessment. Similarly, ANA considers interprofessional practice as vital for the improvement of the organizational performance dynamics such as teamwork effectiveness.
Interprofessional collaboration promotes trust and respect across all the disciplines involved and ensures that each healthcare professional’s expertise and experience are applied effectively.

Interprofessional collaboration is required in Ms. Tuckerno’s case to ensure that the possibility of an adverse effect is reduced (Lancaster et al., 2015). The approach that can be used entails fostering communication among the professionals, promoting a focus on the patient, and common training for all the professionals. Communication can be promoted by encouraging multidisciplinary rounds in which the healthcare providers are encouraged to ask for clarification from other departments as well as discussing the patients’ goals. A collaborative approach can, therefore, be achieved in the case of Ms. Tuckerno by establishing a clear communication across all the departments involved.
References
Lancaster, G., Kolakowsky‐Hayner, S., Kovacich, J., & Greer‐Williams, N. (2015). Interdisciplinary communication and collaboration among physicians, nurses, and unlicensed assistive personnel. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 47(3), 275-284.
Bookey‐Bassett, S., Markle‐Reid, M., Mckey, C. A., & Akhtar‐Danesh, N. (2017). Understanding interprofessional collaboration in the context of chronic disease management for older adults living in communities: a concept analysis. Journal of advanced nursing, 73(1), 71-84.
Farrell, K., Payne, C., & Heye, M. (2015). Integrating interprofessional collaboration skills into the advanced practice registered nurse socialization process. Journal of Professional Nursing, 31(1), 5-10.