NURS-FPX 4010 Assessment 1 Collaboration and Leadership Reflection Video

nutrition and exercise as a means of preventing diseases. To provide patients with a complete package of treatment that addresses both medical and social determinants of health, public health officials, nurses, doctors, community health workers, and social workers collaborate.

Maria Gonzales, a community health worker, is essential to direct community interaction. Her efforts to identify and address the specific health needs of the community are demonstrated by her house visits, health presentations, and community engagement with the health center. Despite practical challenges, Nurse Lily Tomski’s efforts testify to the effectiveness of the health education programs provided at the center. This is an example of how one-on-one communication can improve patient understanding and engagement in health initiatives.

Dr. Samuel Ortiz is crucial in serving as a link between the Health Center’s operations and more comprehensive public health strategic goals. The center’s initiatives are in line with regional and national health objectives thanks to his coordination of public health plans and issuance of pertinent directives on public health alerts.

The staff epidemiologist, Dr. Eleanor McHugh, periodically conducts monitoring and analyses of health data to guide the center’s health strategies. Her significant efforts to compile and integrate community health data into useful programs show how research findings may be effectively applied to enhance health outcomes. James Kim, the social worker, is essential in helping patients with their psychosocial issues by putting them in touch with the right people. His work is critical to controlling the wider social elements that affect patients’ health; these are factors that are sometimes disregarded in conventional medical models but are necessary for full treatment.

The interdisciplinary collaboration encountered several obstacles that hindered the effectiveness of intended results, even with the involvement of multiple healthcare specialists.

For instance, It was noted by Dr. Ortiz that certain physicians were failing to send patients to the diabetes preventive program, which suggests a lack of understanding and integration. This disparity shows that more team education and communication are required to make sure that everyone is properly informed about the advantages of the programs that are offered. Mrs. Cha’s encounter with Nurse Tomski brings to light the deficiency of nutritional recommendations that are culturally appropriate. This flaw raises the possibility that patient education is inadequate because health promotion materials are not appropriately tailored to the linguistic and cultural requirements of the diverse patient community. Dr. Patel observed disparities in the dietary recommendations made by various team members to patients with diabetes. Patients may become confused and lose faith in the medical staff as a result of inconsistent messaging, which may harm their health. Ms. Gonzales drew attention to the fact that the health center and community health workers do not communicate in real-time. This communication breakdown may hinder prompt support and response for newly emerging health concerns in the community. The difficulties in collaborating with outside community resources and mental health services were brought up by both Mr. Kim and Dr. Ortiz. Patients may not receive the required support as a result of the disconnect and out-of-date knowledge about the resources that are accessible, which could exacerbate their health problems. The late incorporation of research findings into practice and the delays in the reporting of health data were highlighted by Dr McHugh. Delays can impede prompt and efficient responses, leading to less-than-ideal health outcomes and wasteful resource usage.

I identified a few areas that could need improvement to lessen the problems that have been highlighted and boost the effectiveness of collaboration. First, having an open line of

communication can help inform all the experts about new initiatives in healthcare and ways to prevent the problem that Dr. Ortiz identified. Dr. Patel suggests that hiring more employees could be a good way to reduce the time restrictions. Every patient will thus get enough time for their course of treatment. Thirdly, by strengthening their communication abilities, highlighting the positive outcomes, and sharing success stories, community health professionals can persuade the public about new immunization programs. Equal resource distribution can also be used to improve things and make it possible for everyone to receive high-quality care without any barriers.

Reflective nursing practice fosters self-awareness, professional growth, and improved communication, all of which are critical for increasing interprofessional collaboration and patient outcomes. Through a critical analysis of their behaviors and interactions, nurses can pinpoint knowledge gaps and communication hurdles, which can facilitate improved cooperation and patient-centered care. Reflective practice aids in the development of cultural competence in nurses by assisting them in understanding the diverse needs of their patients and in providing care that is considerate of and appropriate for their culture. Moreover, it fosters ongoing development by motivating nurses to incorporate evidence-based practices and draw lessons from the past. Nurses can enhance their reflective abilities by putting strategies like peer reflection, journaling, structured reflection, and mentorship into practice. This will ultimately improve interprofessional collaboration and patient outcomes (Patel & Metersky, 2021; Younas et al., 2020).

For example, in the present case study, Nurse Tomski exhibits thoughtful engagement while interacting with patients, where she has brought up the challenge of providing culturally

appropriate nutritional advice by giving preferred food choices. By doing this, she acknowledges the potential linguistic and cultural limitations that prevented her and the patients from properly communicating and, to some part, comprehending one another. Nurse Tomski realizes that health promotion materials ought to be more culturally relevant because of these contemplative experiences.

The interdisciplinary team did not collaborate effectively in multiple ways. Firstly, physicians were not fully aware of health promotion programs, which resulted in missed patient referral possibilities. Patients’ diverse cultural origins were not taken into consideration in standard food recommendations, which resulted in poor health education and communication issues. This created cultural competency challenges. Patients were further puzzled by inconsistent health promotion messaging, which also damaged the team’s confidence. Also, a lack of collaboration between the representatives of different branches of healthcare led to the reduction of the number of initial actions.

Inadequate collaboration among interdisciplinary team members in healthcare systems can have significant financial and human resource implications and ultimately lead to a lack of efficiency and patient care. Lu et al. (2022) noted that ineffective teamwork, imprecise communication, and duplication of human resources can lead to burnout among healthcare workers. Improved coordination can more effectively utilize the time of nurses and medical professionals to eliminate misinformation to promote health. On the other hand, when financial resources are taken into account, poor coordination can lead to inefficiencies and missed opportunities for preventive treatment, thereby increasing healthcare costs. Without proper data

reporting and coordination of local resources, the cost of responding to disasters can increase (Gilles et al., 2020).

Li et al. (2019) noted that a high turnover rate among healthcare professionals results from low effective teamwork which increases the cost of recruitment and training and has a potentially negative effect on job satisfaction. Peadon et al. (2020) noted that medical errors not only have a negative impact on patients’ health but also increase the expense of follow-up care and litigation. They stated that the rise in medical error rates is one of the effects of inadequate cooperation and communication. Furthermore, poor communication can result in spending more money on unnecessary tests because team members have restricted access to each other as said by Smith & Ruiz (2020). Nurse Tomski highlighted the issue of constrained resources, which can cause inefficient allocation of resources as more funds will be required to distribute care equally (Scott et al., 2019). The loss of highly skilled medical personnel may harm the organization’s reputation. Thus, it is imperative to tackle the obstacles associated with interdisciplinary collaboration to maximize the management of human and financial resources and enable well-informed and efficient decision-making.

Drawing from my reflective nursing practice, I recognize the significance of employing leadership strategies to optimize health outcomes through enhancing teamwork.

Transformational leadership has been characterized by Collins et al. (2019) as the approach taken by leaders when they put the needs of the team and the patients ahead of their own personal interests. Team members are empowered by transformational leadership to collaborate to realize prospective goals and the vision. Transformational leaders put in a lot of effort to develop a vision and effectively convey it to others to inspire them to achieve the

intended results. They establish a close bond of satisfaction and trust with their followers, enabling them to honestly discuss their desires for improved outcomes. Ms. Gonzales can boost followers’ and members’ trust in order to improve the effectiveness of the multidisciplinary team.

According to Walls (2019), servant leadership emphasizes leaders acting more as facilitators and supporters than as controllers. Healthcare teams will benefit from this as it promotes a service-oriented mindset and prioritizes patient care over hierarchical concerns. This means giving the requirements of the team members more consideration and making sure that the environment in which they work provides value and input towards the team’s achievement of the goals that have been stated.

According to Stein Backes et al. (2022), “shared leadership” refers to assigning all leadership duties to the team as a whole rather than just to one individual. Since shared leadership is the division of authority within an interdisciplinary team based on knowledge and experience, I have identified it as a best practice technique. This strategy improves the team’s ability to adjust and be flexible in order to lessen challenging circumstances. Under shared leadership, employees’ competencies can be evaluated more successfully, which can lead to more innovative and superior solutions (Fournier et al., 2022). Dr. Patel and the other team members can improve patient outcomes by putting their abilities to use.

Based on the information provided by Whittington et al. (2020) in their article, I concur with other team members that communication is the key to achieving the goals of a team. From his study, he has been able to find out that communication in teams plays an important role in ensuring the ability of team members to work in the best way possible and also important information is given at the right time. Using electronic health records, conducting video

conferences, and maintaining open communication channels are all necessary to achieve this goal. By providing access to the most recent information, these channels facilitate shared decision-making among the team members, including Dr. Ortiz, nurse Tomski, Dr. Patel, Ms. Gonzales, Mr. Kim, and Dr. McHugh. Additionally, this method helps people understand their roles and duties. In the present case study, Dr. Patel will be able to speak with the patients about their health education more successfully with open communication, which will lower the likelihood of medical errors.

There are also some other strategies that can improve interdisciplinary collaboration. For instance, Terry (2019) asserts that every team member must recognize their responsibilities and the importance of their professional contributions. It is critical to acknowledge the various roles that community health workers, such as Maria Gonzales, play and the insights they obtain from their direct community encounters. This acknowledgment fosters respect for one another and makes use of a range of skills to enhance patient care.

According to Lahana et al. (2019), managing conflicts that are likely to arise across diverse teams involves being aware of effective conflict resolution techniques. It is advisable to implement formal approaches and provide training on constructive conflict resolution techniques. These would include Dr. Aisha Patel and James Kim as well as other team members receiving organized dispute resolution training at the community health center to help them come to a decision that will fortify the team. This strategy can maintain high standards of care and successfully address new difficulties as they arise.

To enhance the standard of care provided and the health outcomes of patients, effective interdisciplinary collaboration is essential in the healthcare industry. Targeted changes can be

made to improve overall performance by recognizing the team’s areas of success and failure. By critically analyzing their interactions, actions, and decisions, nurses can grow personally and professionally and improve their ability to make well-informed judgments going forward. This is made possible through reflective nursing practice. To empower team members to collaborate to achieve desired results, effective leadership strategies can foster a supportive environment that values open communication, mutual respect, and shared goals. These strategies improve patient care and happiness while making the best use of financial and human resources, resulting in a healthcare system that is more effective and efficient.

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