Collaboration and Teamwork in Healthcare

These flashcards cover key concepts relating to collaboration, teamwork, and communication in the healthcare sector.

What is collaboration in healthcare?

Collaboration is cooperation among healthcare professionals from various disciplines who bring knowledge, skills, and attitudes to provide optimal care for the client.

What is the main goal of collaborative health care?

The main goal is a client-centered approach where members of different healthcare professions work toward improving or restoring a client’s health.

What are silos in healthcare education?

Silos refer to health care professionals being educated solely within one profession, which can lead to the problem of medical errors.

What are interprofessional teams?

Interprofessional teams consist of two or more professionals working together to improve access to and coordination of healthcare services.

What is TeamSTEPPS?

TeamSTEPPS is an evidence-based interprofessional Strategy Tools designed to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety.

What is the purpose of I-SBAR-R in communication?

I-SBAR-R is a standardized communication tool used for delivering uniform information from one provider to another during transfer of care.

What can increase vulnerability for mistakes during client care?

Interruptions, misunderstandings, language barriers, and hesitation to speak up to authority figures can increase the risk of errors, especially during hand-offs.

What does a consultation involve in healthcare?

A consultation occurs when one provider formally requests another provider’s input or advice regarding a treatment approach.

What does it mean to refer a patient?

To refer a patient means one provider delegates the responsibility for the management of a client’s specific condition to another provider.

What can barriers like incivility and bullying lead to in healthcare?

Barriers like incivility and bullying can jeopardize client and staff safety and create hostile work environments.

What does it mean to transfer care

Systematically turn care over to another provider

What is Receive-Record-Read back

When receiving a prescription, record it, read it, and read it back AS WRITTEN to the prescriber, and verify its correctness