NR 451 Week 5 Assignment
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:
- Compassion
- Advocacy
- Resilience
- Evidence-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 … but are optional. Use APA format throughout, particularly in citations and on the References page. Please paraphrase throughout. One short quote is permitted. The prepared paper template is … for this assignment.
Download the assignment template here: iCare Assignment Template (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. A short tutorial with tips for completing this assignment may … viewed here: iCARE Paper (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Elements of iCARE paper
Title page
Below are the headings to… 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 … 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:
- 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 … able to influence this process of support for interprofessional teams overall in your unit or organization. References page: List any references used in APA format.
