Why Is It Important To Have A Lack Of Interdisciplinary Communication

After watching the video, it was clear that a lot went wrong in a very short amount of time. The lack of professional communication was the first thing I noticed. This was demonstrated by both Doctors arguing, interrupting each other and by not allowing time for proper feedback. The Doctors also failed to be efficient in their communication with each other. They spoke very quickly and aggressively at each other. It was also evident that there was a lack of interdisciplinary communication between the Doctors and Nurses. The Doctors demonstrated this by repeatedly screaming out orders to the nurses in an aggressive and almost abusive way. The nurses also demonstrated a lack of interdisciplinary communication by not advocating for themselves and even worse not advocating for the patient. There also was not only a breakdown of verbal communication skills but also with nonverbal. The doctors demonstrate this by waving their arms and slamming equipment. This nurses faces also provided strong nonverbal ques illustrating their fear and frustration with the doctor’s decision. Situations like this happen day in …show more content…
In palliative care, it is crucial to listen and to support not only the patient but the patient’s family. In the opening scene of the video the husband of the patient seemed content and with the wife’s decision to be resuscitated. However, when the Doctor refused to let his patient go the husband became extremely confused. He quickly began to second guess himself. The nurses should have stopped and listened to the husband. They should have assessed the situation and noticed the stress the doctor was creating for the husband and intervene as quickly as possible. Also, the Nurses never took into consideration the patients spiritual beliefs and how this might of impacted the patient’s spiritualty if the resuscitations are