Discussion: Interprofessional team and patient outcomes

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Getting Started: Interprofessional teams are part of practice trends we see developing in all aspects of care delivery. Consider you own work environment (or recent clinical setting).

For this assignment, consider the concept of interprofessional teamwork and patient outcomes.

Look to your current workplace as an example. (If you are not currently employed, look to a past workplace or clinical practice area.)

Apply the components of the iCARE concept to interprofessional teams in a short paper. (Body of the paper to be 3 pages, excluding the title page and references page)

iCARE components are:

C ompassion

A dvocacy

R esilience

E vidence-Based Practice (EBP)

How could you contribute to an interprofessional team and patient outcomes through nursing actions of: compassion, advocacy, resilience, and evidence-based practice?

Select one scholarly nursing article from CINAHL as a resource for your paper.

Additional scholarly sources can be used but are optional.

When searching in the CINAHL database, please limit your search word to one component of the paper you wish to emphasize, such as ‘Resilience’. Searching for the term iCARE will not produce the results you need.

Elements of iCARE paper

Title page

Below are the headings to be used for this assignment.

Introduction: (No heading needed here in APA) Explain the type of work setting you are discussing and whether interprofessional teams are currently present. If interprofessional teams are present, indicate a team function that could be improved. If interprofessional teams are NOT present, indicate what type of team you think might be possible in the setting.

Describe a nursing action item for each component below that could contribute to: interprofessional team support; how this might impact the culture of your unit or organization; and possible impact on patient outcomes.

Compassion

Advocacy

Resilience

Evidence-Based Practice

Summary: Include a summary statement of how iCARE components can support interprofessional teams and patient outcomes. Address how you may be able to influence this process of support for interprofessional teams overall in your unit or organization.

References: List any references used in APA format.

TEMPLATES
The prepared paper template is RECOMMENDED for this assignment.

iCare Assignment Template (Links to an external site.) – APA 7th edition

Only the APA 7th edition is to be used in this assignment.

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SCHOLARLY SOURCES AND CITATIONS?
Use APA format for citations and references.

Please paraphrase throughout. One short quote is permitted.

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Rubric
Week 5 iCARE Paper Grading Rubric

Week 5 iCARE Paper Grading Rubric

CriteriaRatingsPts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeIntroductionThe type of work setting and interprofessional team features are described (improvement or type of team).

25.0 pts

Introduction thoroughly describes the work setting and features of the interprofessional team.

22.0 pts

Introduction describes the work setting and features of the interprofessional team.

20.0 pts

One element from the first column is missing or lacks detail.

10.0 pts

Two elements from the first column are missing and lack detail.

0.0 pts

The introduction is missing.

25.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeCompassionNursing action related to compassion is described in support of the interprofessional team, the culture of the unit, and patient outcomes.

25.0 pts

The nursing action related to compassion was clearly identified and support of the interprofessional team, the culture of the unit, and patient outcomes were thoroughly explained.

22.0 pts

The nursing action related to compassion was identified and satisfactorily supported the interprofessional team, the culture of the unit, and patient outcomes.