Capella 4010 Assessment 1 Collaboration and Leadership Reflection NURS-FPX 4010 Leading in Intrprof Practice ​​​​​​​Collaboration and Leadership Reflection Video

Capella 4010 Assessment 1 Collaboration and Leadership Reflection

NURS-FPX 4010 Leading in Intrprof Practice

Collaboration and Leadership Reflection Video

Hello everyone, my name is ———, and I am a nurse at Vila Health. Today, I will first share some reflections on the critical role of interprofessional collaboration in healthcare based on my own experiences. This will set the context for examining a recent EHR implementation at another Vila Health location. I aim to shed light on the challenges and lessons learned from this case and offer evidence-backed strategies for improving collaboration and leadership in such interdisciplinary projects. Let’s dive in.

Reflection on Interdisciplinary Collaboration Experience

In a previous role, I was part of an interdisciplinary team focused on reducing hospital readmissions. Our team comprised healthcare professionals, data analysts, and administrative staff. The goal was to identify patterns and root causes of readmissions and implement strategies to minimize them. The initial phases were successful because everyone was committed to the same end goal. Administrative staff facilitated meetings, data analysts produced valuable insights into readmission patterns, and healthcare providers used this data to optimize patient care plans. Early on, we observed a decrease in readmissions, signaling the effectiveness of our initial strategies.

As we moved forward, it became clear that not all departments were aligned. While the data analysts quickly provided numbers, they needed to fully understand the constraints and variables that healthcare providers must consider, such as patient compliance and social determinants of health. Similarly, administrators were focused on cost reduction without fully grasping the clinical implications of budget cuts. This resulted in some strategies that looked good on paper but needed to be more practical in the healthcare setting, leading to tension within the team. In retrospect, we could have benefited from a more robust initial assessment to understand each department’s limitations and capabilities. Communication lines should have been more open, with regular touchpoints to discuss challenges and adjustments needed.

The Role of Reflective Nursing Practice

Reflective nursing practice would have been invaluable in this scenario. According to Grubaugh & Bernard (2022), reflective practice in nursing provides a structured framework to examine and learn from events, enhancing the quality of care and interprofessional relations. If reflective practices had been in place, we would have been better equipped to communicate the challenges we faced effectively, providing data analysts and administrators with the valuable context they needed for more informed decision-making. Falcó‐Pegueroles et al. (2020) argue that reflective practice allows healthcare practitioners to grasp the complex dynamics in their professional settings, thereby enhancing future decision-making. In our case, applying reflective practice would have likely fostered a more cohesive and efficient interdisciplinary team united in achieving our mutual goal of reducing hospital readmissions.

Impact of Poor Collaboration on Resource Management

Human Resource Strain

In the Vila Health scenario, it became painfully clear that the lack of effective interprofessional collaboration significantly strained human resources, particularly among the nursing staff. The absence of coordinated efforts led to extended work hours, escalating stress levels, and plummeting morale. Taranu et al. (2022) expressly point out that poor collaboration can contribute to a heightened sense of job dissatisfaction, leading to increased burnout rates. This lack of cooperation and heightened stress likely exacerbated preexisting inefficiencies within the healthcare team at Vila Health.

Financial Resource Drain

In the Vila Health case, the EHR system’s implementation was marked by a lack of coherent planning and interprofessional teamwork, leading to financial inefficiencies. Charosaei et al. (2022) discuss how poor interprofessional collaboration often leads to redundant tasks, which unnecessarily utilize limited resources. In Vila Health, this manifested in a series of unplanned system modifications, causing delays in project completion and increased costs that could have otherwise been avoided.

Patient Care Compromised

The quality of patient care was not spared in this scenario. The diversion of nursing staff towards non-clinical tasks, such as troubleshooting the new EHR system