One of the key pillars of quality primary care is interprofessional collaboration. Collaborative practice is identified as an essential part of the improvement of accessibility, quality and value of healthcare (Hardin, Kilian, & Spykerman, 2017). Nurse leaders continue to recognize that collaborative practice offers a great opportunity for advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) to improve patient care by exploiting nursing resources in an efficient manner. A partnership between APRNs and a team of different healthcare providers creates an interprofessional network that works to accomplish a common goal which is to improve patient outcomes. Collaborative practice involves the blending of various professional cultures achieved through sharing
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Some of the studies illustrate reasons why despite the potential benefits of collaborative care, many healthcare organizations have not been keen to promote interprofessional collaboration. A study by Moore, Prentice, and McQuestion (2015) indicated that collaboration is a complex process that is influenced by a number of personal, interpersonal, professional, and organizational factors. The qualitative study whose aim was to explore nurse perceptions of workplace social interactions between registered nurses in relation to their collaboration with other colleagues revealed that social interaction had a significant role in the establishment of effective collaborative relationships. The research showed that poor organizational support was a major obstacle to social interactions in the clinical setting and this contributed to poor collaborative …show more content…
Overcoming barriers to interprofessional collaboration would be a major step towards being a competent advanced practice nurse. Christiansen, Vernon, and Jinks (2012) acknowledge that advanced practice nurse roles are challenging and demanding hence bad interprofessional collaboration would make their practice much difficult. Collaborative practice would provide an opportunity to understand the roles of other interprofessional colleagues. As a result, it would be possible to provide care within the scope of an advanced practice nurse. Studies have suggested that even extremely talented workforce may not be able to execute its nursing roles effectively if collaborative practice is not considered (Bell, 2014). Through collaborative approach to care, it would also be possible to develop valuable interprofessional competencies such as communication skills, cooperation, and shared decision-making for the purpose of improving patient outcomes. The practice would also promote the process of gaining practice experience within a short period of time while working with patients with complex health conditions and from different cultures. Therefore, interprofessional collaboration would help meet the needs of growing patient population
Some of the studies illustrate reasons why despite the potential benefits of collaborative care, many healthcare organizations have not been keen to promote interprofessional collaboration. A study by Moore, Prentice, and McQuestion (2015) indicated that collaboration is a complex process that is influenced by a number of personal, interpersonal, professional, and organizational factors. The qualitative study whose aim was to explore nurse perceptions of workplace social interactions between registered nurses in relation to their collaboration with other colleagues revealed that social interaction had a significant role in the establishment of effective collaborative relationships. The research showed that poor organizational support was a major obstacle to social interactions in the clinical setting and this contributed to poor collaborative …show more content…
Overcoming barriers to interprofessional collaboration would be a major step towards being a competent advanced practice nurse. Christiansen, Vernon, and Jinks (2012) acknowledge that advanced practice nurse roles are challenging and demanding hence bad interprofessional collaboration would make their practice much difficult. Collaborative practice would provide an opportunity to understand the roles of other interprofessional colleagues. As a result, it would be possible to provide care within the scope of an advanced practice nurse. Studies have suggested that even extremely talented workforce may not be able to execute its nursing roles effectively if collaborative practice is not considered (Bell, 2014). Through collaborative approach to care, it would also be possible to develop valuable interprofessional competencies such as communication skills, cooperation, and shared decision-making for the purpose of improving patient outcomes. The practice would also promote the process of gaining practice experience within a short period of time while working with patients with complex health conditions and from different cultures. Therefore, interprofessional collaboration would help meet the needs of growing patient population