Capella NURS-FPX 4010 Assessment 1 Assignment Collaboration and Leadership Reflection Video Example 1 Collaboration and Leadership Reflection

Interprofessional collaboration in healthcare has been associated with enormous benefits, including a reduction in medical errors, improvement of patient care and outcomes, rapid initiation of treatment, reduction of healthcare inefficiencies and costs, and improvement in staff relationships and job satisfaction (Hlongwa & Rispel, 2021).

However, effective collaboration necessitates effective leadership to influence and communicate change. This video will reflect on an interdisciplinary collaboration I engaged in, noting how it was successful and unsuccessful, the relationship between poor collaboration and management of human and financial resources, and leadership and collaboration strategies that can enhance the achievement of goals.

As a registered nurse working in preventive medicine, It was noted that there was an increase in hospitalization and morbidity related to sexually transmitted diseases and tuberculosis. Sexually transmitted diseases were mainly prevalent in adolescents and young adults, while tuberculosis spanned across all age groups but largely affected middle-aged to older adults. These conditions sounded an alarm as both conditions are preventable.

Consequently, an interprofessional collaboration team was formed that consisted of physicians, nurses, pharmacists, nutritionists, and community health workers to address these concerns. This team of specialists had several meetings and formulated a comprehensive individualized care management plan. This care plan was drafted following a series of conversations with the affected patients, and it consisted of patient education, active surveillance, and follow-up. The implementation of the care plan resulted in a significant reduction in cases of sexually transmitted diseases and TB as well as their related morbidity. Similarly, a significant reduction in healthcare costs was observed.

As part of this team, several factors contributed to the success. First was the selection of an appropriate team leader. A physician was selected who communicated the vision and the change initiative. The physician was effective as he had a vast background knowledge regarding sexually transmitted diseases and tuberculosis. As an effective leader, the physician spearheaded all functions of the team and ensured that all members of the interprofessional collaboration team were motivated and committed to change. Secondly is careful planning. The interprofessional team knew that the prosperity of this initiative was largely dependent on understanding and eliminating the initiating, precipitating, and maintaining factors.

For instance, sexually transmitted among adolescents is a public health concern and is usually a result of risky sexual behaviors precipitated by factors such as drug and alcohol abuse, social media, and peer pressure. Consequently, patient education was directed toward these factors. Additionally, the team communicated effectively. According to Schimith et al. (2021), effective communication is critical for any teamwork as it builds trust and ensures cohesiveness. Furthermore, the involvement of patients in decision-making led to the development of a change initiative that was vastly accepted, which increased the success of the team. Finally, the team deployed delegation of duties, reducing workload and encouraging all team members to remain positive and motivated.

However, the interprofessional team failed in some aspects. For instance, some team members failed to create a good rapport with patients and, therefore, could not truly identify and elicit information regarding the presence of sexually transmitted diseases in some adolescents. Similarly, some interprofessional collaboration team members initially misdiagnosed patients with TB as pneumonia patients due to similar presentation and failure to elicit comprehensive history, which delayed the initiation of treatment and increased the chances of spreading the infection. Finally, a lack of proper documentation was also observed, leading to a loss of follow-up. Consequently, the outcomes of the interprofessional collaboration could have been much better had the aforementioned weaknesses addressed.

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