Individual/ Team Recommendations

Recommendation 1.1:

Nurses develop an understanding of the roles, values and behaviours that support intra-professional collaborative practice by:

• learning about the attributes of supportive teams; and
• demonstrating willingness to work effectively with others.

Recommendation 1.2:

Nurses acquire and demonstrate the attributes of team work through:

• learning about the impact of interpersonal factors on the team;
• team building activities;
• demonstrating their commitment to the team; and

• communicating effectively and openly, based on a clear understanding of their own roles scope of practice, and those of other team members.

Recommendation 1.3:

Nurses initiate collaborative processes to improve patient/client outcomes, in particular when the acuity of the patient/client is increasing:

• in circumstances when a diagnosis has not been established, the patient should be assigned to an RN to ensure the continuity of care

Recommendation 1.4:

Nurse  managers  model  effective  team  behaviour  and demonstrate    power-sharing. 

Recommendation 1.5:

Nurses enhance the quality of work environments and improve outcomes for patients/clients by establishing processes and structures to promote intra-professional collaboration. Nurses should do this by:

• collaboratively establishing processes for shared decision- making in a variety of circumstances; and
• introducing   non-hierarchical,   democratic   working   practices

Recommendation 1.6:

Nurses promote open, honest and transparent communication by

• promoting a culture of effective communication; and

• establishing processes for verbal, written and electronic communication.

Recommendation 1.7:

• Nurses   promote   intra-professional   collaborative   practice   by creating   supportive   learning   environments   and   participating   as mentors  to  students