Raising the Bar for Interprofessional Collaboration
Contact Hours: 1
Cost: $10.00
For a complete list of accreditations for this course, please see the accreditation information box below the author’s bio. All states (with the exception of Hawaii) recognize our courses for accredited continuing nursing education, CNE, contact hours.
This course will provide participants with an overview of the challenges nurses face in establishing streamlined and effective interprofessional collaboration in a healthcare setting to improve patient outcomes and satisfaction. This comprehensive course can be utilized for nursing staff throughout all healthcare settings and experience levels as these barriers to establishing streamlined and effective interprofessional collaboration efforts can apply for all. Within this course, the participant will review current interprofessional collaboration challenges across our nation, explore current challenges with interprofessional collaboration that affects nursing staff performance and patient outcomes, learn about current collaboration solution initiatives to improve collaboration, communication and streamlined care practices, discover ways to advocate for improved interprofessional collaboration within your healthcare organization, examine how to identify barriers to safe and effective interprofessional collaboration, and learn how to create a culture of change among all members of the healthcare team.
Objectives
Upon completion of this course, the participant will be able to:
Discuss current interprofessional collaboration challenges within our healthcare delivery system.
Explain how inadequate interprofessional collaboration efforts can negatively affect nursing staff performance and patient outcomes.
List current solution initiatives to improve interprofessional collaboration, communication and streamlined care practices.
Advocate for improved interprofessional collaboration within your healthcare organization.
Identify barriers to safe and effective interprofessional collaboration.
Create a culture of change among all members of the healthcare team.
Curriculum
Chapter 1: Current Interprofessional Collaboration Challenges Within Our Healthcare Delivery System
• Defining Interprofessional Collaboration
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Identifying Common Collaboration Challenges
Chapter 2: Negative Impacts of Inadequate Interprofessional Collaboration Efforts
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Compromised Patient Safety
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Poor Patient Outcomes
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Decreased Job Satisfaction
Chapter 3: Current Solution Initiatives to Improve Interprofessional Collaboration, Communication and Streamlined Care Practices
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Current Research Recommendations
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Healthcare Facility Staff-led Staffing Initiatives
Chapter 4: Advocating for Improved Interprofessional Collaboration Within Your Healthcare Organization
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What Does Successful Interprofessional Collaboration Look Like to You?
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Holding Nurse Leaders and Healthcare Facility Administration Accountable
Chapter 5: Identifying Barriers to Safe and Effective Interprofessional Collaboration
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Cause and Effect: How Inadequate Interprofessional Collaboration Puts Everyone at Risk
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How to Safeguard Against Burnout
Chapter 6: Creating a Culture of Change to Improve Interprofessional Collaboration
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Peer Accountability and Dependability Achieves Better Outcomes
Chapter 7: References