When I reflect on my own experiences with in my current place of employment, I find that the experiences have been positive and educational. Within my role as a clinical review nurse, I have to review and gather relevant data from clinical documentation in support of a decision to approve or deny authorization for cardiac procedures. There are often many denials or partial denials which necessitate the involvement of one of our team physicians who specialize in
cardiology and its subspecialties. Although all of our interdisciplinary communication is via e-mail, I have found that when I am uncertain or even wrong about a decision, many of the physicians are willing to explain the purpose behind the policy requirements and in some cases we are able to discuss a need for further policy development in cases that are becoming more common and less easy to rule upon such as May-Thurner’s syndrome. Our system allows us to communicate with doctors in various states and I have benefited from some of the explanations they provide from their specialized concentrations within cardiology considering that cardiac material was never my strong suit.
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Working virtually alongside a team of both LPNs and RNs from various states and backgrounds has also benefited me, as many of them are learning cardiac reviews as well but bring their own unique experiences to the table, allowing our team to become more concise and efficient in reviewing cases accurately. I’ve discovered that as we communicate in our virtual nurse’s station throughout the day, we provide one another with valuable resources, quick references, and lessons learned from our successes and failures. Similarly, if an outside physician disagrees with a decision we made about the authorization of their procedure, they can participate in a peer-to-peer call with a cardiologist from our organization.
References
Celio, J., Ninane, F., Bugnon, O., & Schneider, M. (2018). Pharmacist-nurse collaborations in medication adherence-enhancing interventions: A review. Patient Education and Counseling, 101(7), 1175–1192.
Henry, B., Male, B., Garner, C., & Guernon, A. (2018). Teaching and learning about inter professional collaboration through student-designed case study and analysis. International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 30(3), 560–570.
You are the DNP-prepared nurse responsible for overseeing a large intensive care unit (ICU). You have noticed that in the last 3 months, the number of nosocomial, or hospital-acquired infections (HAIs), has dramatically increased among patients who have undergone cardiovascular procedures. You would like to initiate a practice study to determine the source of these HAIs and to improve patient outcomes in your ICU.
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What types of interdisciplinary collaboration might be needed to support the goals of your practice study?
As outlined in the scenario, the likelihood to engage in interdisciplinary collaboration to enhance healthcare delivery and nursing practice is high. In fact, it is likely that the in the scenario presented may need to collaborate with an infection prevention specialist (who may be a PhD-prepared nurse or PhD-credentialed healthcare professional). While this represents only one potential area in which interprofessional collaboration may take place in advanced nursing practice, it is important to keep in mind that when disciplines work together toward a shared goal that focuses on the patient, the quality and cost of care delivered will be optimized (Johnson & Johnson, 2016).
For this Blog Assignment, review the Learning Resources and reflect on strategies that may be used to foster interdisciplinary collaboration in nursing practice. Reflect on strategies and approaches you might recommend that support interdisciplinary collaboration in practice.
Reference:
Johnson & Johnson. (2016). The importance of interprofessional collaboration in healthcare.
https://nursing.jnj.com/getting-real-nursing-today/the-importance-of-interprofessional-collaboration-in-healthcare
To prepare:
- Review the Henry et. al. (2018) article in this week’s Learning Resources about collaboration through case study design.
- Reflect on how the approach of case study design may apply toward fostering intra- and interdisciplinary collaboration in practice.
- Select at least one of the articles from this week’s Learning Resources and reflect on how professional collaboration is executed to address the needs described in the article.
- Reflect on your own experiences with intra- and interdisciplinary collaboration in your practice.
By Day 3 of Week 6
Post a response to your Blog describing your own experiences with intra- and interdisciplinary collaboration in your practice. What were the strengths and weaknesses of this collaboration? How might your own experiences mirror the perspectives and viewpoints presented in the Henry et al. (2018) case study design approach? Be specific and provide examples.
By Day 5 of Week 6
Read a selection of your colleagues’ responses and respond to at least two of your colleagues on two different days by expanding on your colleague’s post or suggesting an alternative viewpoint/perspective on the experiences described by your colleagues.
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Next week, you will evaluate community and organizational needs, challenges, and issues. You will then examine the role of the DNP-prepared nurse in addressing and advocating for community and organizational needs, challenges, and issues.
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Excellent 90%–100%
Good 80%–89%
Fair 70%–79%
Poor 0%–69%
Main Posting: Response to the Blog prompt is reflective with critical analysis and synthesis representative of knowledge gained from the course readings for the module and current credible sources.
Thoroughly responds to the Blog prompt(s).
Is reflective with critical analysis and synthesis representative of knowledge gained from the course readings for the module and/or current practice experiences.
No less than 75% of post has exceptional depth and breadth.
Responds to most of the Blog prompt(s).
Is somewhat reflective with critical analysis and synthesis representative of knowledge gained from the course readings for the module and/or current practice experiences.
50% of the post has exceptional depth and breadth.
Responds to some of the Blog prompt(s).
One to two criteria are not addressed or are superficially addressed.
Is somewhat lacking reflection and critical analysis and synthesis.
Somewhat represents knowledge gained from the course readings for the module.
Does not respond to the Blog prompt(s).
Lacks depth or superficially addresses criteria.
Lacks reflection and critical analysis and synthesis.
Does not represent knowledge gained from the course readings for the module.
Main Posting: Writing
Written clearly and concisely.
Contains no grammatical or spelling errors.
Adheres to current APA manual writing rules and style.
Written concisely.
May contain one to two grammatical or spelling errors.
Adheres to current APA manual writing rules and style.
Written somewhat concisely.
May contain more than two spelling or grammatical errors.
Contains some APA formatting errors.
Not written clearly or concisely.
Contains more than two spelling or grammatical errors.
Does not adhere to current APA manual writing rules and style.
Main Posting: Timely and full participation
Meets requirements for timely, full, and active participation.
Posts main Blog post by due date.
Posts main Discussion by due date.
Meets requirements for full participation.
Does not meet requirements for full participation.
Does not post main Blog post by due date.
First Response: Post to colleague’s main post that is reflective.
Response exhibits critical thinking and application to practice settings.
Responds to questions posed by faculty.
First Response:
WritingCommunication is professional and respectful to colleagues.
Response fully answers faculty questions, if posed.
Provides clear, concise opinions and ideas.
Response is effectively written in standard, edited English.
Communication is mostly professional and respectful to colleagues.
Response mostly answers faculty questions, if posed.
Provides opinions and ideas.
Response is written in standard, edited English.
Response posed in the Blog may lack effective professional communication.
Response somewhat answers faculty questions, if posed.
Responses posted in the Blog lack effective communication.
Response to faculty questions is missing.
First Response:
Timely and full participationMeets requirements for timely, full, and active participation.
Posts by due date.
Meets requirements for full participation.
Posts by due date.
Does not meet requirements for full participation.
Does not post by due date.
Second Response:
Post to colleague’s main post that is reflective.Response exhibits critical thinking and application to practice settings.
Responds to questions posed by faculty.
Second Response:
WritingCommunication is professional and respectful to colleagues.
Response fully answers faculty questions, if posed.
Provides clear, concise opinions and ideas.
Response is effectively written in standard, edited English.
Communication is mostly professional and respectful to colleagues.
Response mostly answers faculty questions, if posed.
Provides opinions and ideas.
Response is written in standard, edited English.
Response posed in the Blog may lack effective professional communication.
Response somewhat answers faculty questions, if posed.
Responses posted in the Blog lack effective communication.
Response to faculty questions is missing.
Second Response:
Timely and full participationMeets requirements for timely, full, and active participation.
Posts by due date.
Meets requirements for full participation.
Posts by due date.
Does not meet requirements for full participation.
Does not post by due date.
Total Points: 60
