TEAMWORK AND COLLABORATION
RNSG 2173
Professional Nursing Concepts 3
Concept – TEAMWORK AND COLLABORATION
Concept Definition
The development of partnerships to achieve best possible outcomes that reflect the particular
needs of the patient, family, or community, requiring an understanding of what others have to
offer.
Exemplars
Working with interdisciplinary teams
Objectives
1. Explain the correlation between working with interdisciplinary teams to the concept
of teamwork and collaboration.
2. Examine the background of teamwork and working with teams
3. Identify differences in interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary, and interprofessional teams
4. Discuss vital components of interdisciplinary teams
5. Analyze advantages of interdisciplinary teams
6. Identify barriers to teamwork within an interdisciplinary team
Concept Analysis Diagram
Note: Diagram is on a separate page.
Explanation of Teamwork and Collaboration Diagram:
Teamwork and Collaboration is the development of partnerships to achieve the best
possible outcomes that would reflect the particular needs of the patient, family or community.
This concept requires an understanding of what others have to offer. The attributes which
measure whether this concept exists at an optimum level are joint responsibility for the
outcomes, shared decision-making, and unity of purpose. The antecedents or circumstances
that must proceed Teamwork and Collaboration for it to exist are two or more healthcare
professionals or nurse and patient, open communication and information sharing, common
goals, and understanding the roles.
Positive or negative outcomes result from the quality of Teamwork and Collaboration.
Negative consequences which occur due to lack of Teamwork and Collaboration would include
bullying, poor retention, nurses leaving the profession, negative effects on the quality of
patient care, safety issues, and unresolved conflict. Positive consequences are events or
outcomes that occur due to proper functioning of the concept include good retention, job
satisfaction, and quality of patient care and safety.
Interrelated concepts are concepts which can affect change in Teamwork and
Collaboration, these are concepts which work together to ensure a positive process and
concepts which if depleted or impaired can cause a negative consequence in Teamwork and
Collaboration. Concepts that are interrelated with Teamwork and Collaboration are
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Professionalism, Ethics, Communication, and Patient-Centered Care. The sub-concepts for
Teamwork and Collaboration are components of the concept and provide good teaching points.
Nursing interventions are triggered by negative consequences. At which time the
antecedents are evaluated and nursing care is directed toward improving the antecedents
which should increase the quality of attributes and thereby decrease negative consequences.
Assignments
Review the following content from previous courses
 Review Teamwork and Collaboration Concept Analysis Diagram
 Review Level II material on conflict management, assertive communication, and
group process interdisciplinary teams
Content Outline:
Concept: Teamwork and Collaboration
1. Working with interdisciplinary teams
a. Review definition of teamwork and collaboration
b. Correlation of exemplar to concept
c. Background
a. Institution of medicine (IOM)
b. Differences between interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary, and interprofessional teams
d. Vital components of interdisciplinary teams
e. Advantages of interdisciplinary teams
f. Barriers to effective teamwork within an interdisciplinary team
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CONCEPT ANALYSIS DIAGRAM (TEXAS) – TEAMWORK and COLLABORATION
Nursing Care
 Directed toward what contributes to a normal concept and is thereby related to all
factors involved in or with the concept. Not always needed to have a normal outcome.
Attributes
 Defining characteristics of the concept
 What must occur for the concept to exist
Antecedents
 What precedes the concept for it to exist
 Events or incidents that must happen before the concept
Consequences
 Untoward events or outcomes that occur due to malfunction within the concept
 Positive events or outcomes that occur due to proper functioning within the concept
Interrelated Concept
 Concepts which can affect change in the other
 Concepts which work together to ensure a normal process
 Concepts which if depleted or impaired can cause a negative consequence in the other
Sub- Concept
 Critical components of major concept
Attributes
Nursing Care
Professionalism
Joint Responsibility for
Outcomes
Shared Decision-Making
Unity of Purpose
Communication
Interrelated
Concepts
Antecedent
PatientCentered Care
Healthcare
Organization
Teamwork
and
Collaboration
2 or More Healthcare
Professionals or
Nurse and Patient
Open Communication and
Information Sharing
Common Goals
Understanding Roles
Ethics
the development of partnerships to
achieve best possible outcomes that
reflect the particular needs of the
patient, family, or community,
requiring an understanding of what
others have to offer.
Consequences
(Outcomes)
Bullying
Nurses Leaving
Profession
Care
Coordination
Negative
Sub Concepts
Interdisciplinary
teams
Positive
Communication with Other
Members of the Healthcare Team
Negative Effects on
Quality of Patient
Care
Good Retention
Job Satisfaction
Quality of Patient
3and Safety
Care
Poor Retention
Unresolved
Conflict
Safety Issues