This study examined the benefits and challenges of teamwork in health care organizations. I found out that medical staff needs to work together to meet patients needs. When health care providers work as team, they can solve clinical issues and provide better services. Teamwork relies on team members which share knowledge, information and discipline of how a procedure should happen. Teamwork is a positive concept and it brings a group of individuals together with professional skills who work for the benefit of the healthcare organization. Also, there are some challenges that affect the team works. Studies showed that poor communication, poor performance, lack of creativity ,disruptive behaviors, stress, and work overload have a negative effect
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For example, medical students can apply teamwork concepts as soon as they start their medical courses (Baker, Day & Salas 3).This requires students to work together as a team to establish and solve clinical issues. Also, effective team training shows learning theory, information about behaviors. These strategies give this opportunity to medical students to practice the skills they are learning and apply in real world. For example in health care women nurses plays a significant role in teamwork of the labor and delivery team. The nurses need to observe the events and communicate this information to the physicians who are in charged of the department (Baker, Day &Salas …show more content…
Teamwork is necessary in the providing of healthcare. In healthcare, where patient outcomes are dependent on efficient interdisciplinary team work, there is a requirement for better preparation of health staff (Baker, Day & Salas 3-4). According to Baker, Day and Salas, teamwork is separate from task work but both require for teams to be efficient in complicated situation( 3). In health care organizations knowledge and skills at the career are not sufficient. Teamwork relies on each team members and they need to take responsibility for each others and adjust to each other 's performance. Also, they should share their opinions with each others and know how to process the procedure in health care( Baker, Day& Salas 3). Many studies have recognized teamwork as a requirement for high quality ,safe patient care within healthcare. To increase teamwork, it has been suggested that each team member abilities ,skills, experience, values, attitudes ,and personality all create a unique individual. For example, enthusiasm, confidence, and optimism are very significant to direct other members. Team members can change the environment of the health care emotionally and improve the quality of services and patients lives (Buchbinder & Shanks
For example, medical students can apply teamwork concepts as soon as they start their medical courses (Baker, Day & Salas 3).This requires students to work together as a team to establish and solve clinical issues. Also, effective team training shows learning theory, information about behaviors. These strategies give this opportunity to medical students to practice the skills they are learning and apply in real world. For example in health care women nurses plays a significant role in teamwork of the labor and delivery team. The nurses need to observe the events and communicate this information to the physicians who are in charged of the department (Baker, Day &Salas …show more content…
Teamwork is necessary in the providing of healthcare. In healthcare, where patient outcomes are dependent on efficient interdisciplinary team work, there is a requirement for better preparation of health staff (Baker, Day & Salas 3-4). According to Baker, Day and Salas, teamwork is separate from task work but both require for teams to be efficient in complicated situation( 3). In health care organizations knowledge and skills at the career are not sufficient. Teamwork relies on each team members and they need to take responsibility for each others and adjust to each other 's performance. Also, they should share their opinions with each others and know how to process the procedure in health care( Baker, Day& Salas 3). Many studies have recognized teamwork as a requirement for high quality ,safe patient care within healthcare. To increase teamwork, it has been suggested that each team member abilities ,skills, experience, values, attitudes ,and personality all create a unique individual. For example, enthusiasm, confidence, and optimism are very significant to direct other members. Team members can change the environment of the health care emotionally and improve the quality of services and patients lives (Buchbinder & Shanks