Weiss, Tilin, & Morgan (2014) state, “The competitive healthcare market presents professionals with a variety of leadership challenges—not the least of which is learning to leverage the power of interdisciplinarity” (p. xxii). In transplant, we have multidisciplinary team rounds daily for the fresh transplant patients. The interdisciplinary team consists of the following: dietician, pharmacist, social worker, physical therapist, surgeon, physician assistant, floor nurse, charge nurse and nurse coordinator. Each discipline has a voice that is heard. “Traditionally, physicians, nurses and other health providers work in silos leading to nurses’ perception of not being valued in physician’s decision-making process and hurting interprofessional collaboration” (Gotlib-Conn, Reeves, Dainty, Kenaszchuk, & Zwarenstein, 2012). Our transplant surgeon leads the interdisciplinary rounds.
…show more content…
The physician assistant details the physical assessment of the patient. The transplant surgeon leads the discussion by asking the team to give their concerns to the team on how the patient is or is not progressing. The social worker will discuss the needs of care providers at home and whether the patient can afford medications. The dietician reviews how the patient is tolerating the current diet or whether the tube feeds are at goal. They will also make recommendations regarding insulin requirements. The physical therapist will remark on the progression of physical therapy. The floor nurse will mention the patient’s mental status, bowel movements, dressing changes, etc. The pharmacist identifies any medications that are harmful to the patient. The nurse coordinator takes notes and coordinates discharge. The nurse coordinator is also responsible for discharge
The physician assistant details the physical assessment of the patient. The transplant surgeon leads the discussion by asking the team to give their concerns to the team on how the patient is or is not progressing. The social worker will discuss the needs of care providers at home and whether the patient can afford medications. The dietician reviews how the patient is tolerating the current diet or whether the tube feeds are at goal. They will also make recommendations regarding insulin requirements. The physical therapist will remark on the progression of physical therapy. The floor nurse will mention the patient’s mental status, bowel movements, dressing changes, etc. The pharmacist identifies any medications that are harmful to the patient. The nurse coordinator takes notes and coordinates discharge. The nurse coordinator is also responsible for discharge