Interprofessional Working
Interprofessional working By using the right literature this assignment will examine an outpatient department, critically analysing and exploring how professionals in this setting work effectively together and what hinders their interprofessional working. Further more the essay will identify the key issues and concept of interprofessional working in health care as a whole. Lastly the essay will also conclude by drawing together the main points and principle argument.
Interprofessional working involves people from various profession and agencies working together. Interprofessional working is also a collaboration venture (Mc Gray 2006) in which individual that is involved shares the common objective of developing their mutual goals, which are achieved through agreed plans and evaluating according to their agreed procedures. Collaboration can be achieved by putting forward their knowledge and expertise (cook et al 2005) to facilitate joint decision based upon shared professional views. Interprofessional working is a very common concept and the essential means of delivery care. All members of the interprofessional team have the responsibility for the safety of their patients, and explicitly discussing and recording patient’s problems.
Woking with different professional however can be very challenging because each professional have a particular approach to patients care for instance, a doctor might decide to treat a cancer patient by using chemotherapy even though there is a small chance of success and the treatment has significant side effect. The nurse on the other hand might feel like the level of pain from the side effect is too much that treatment should not continue. These different in views should be recognised and finding a solution for the patient’s care, meaning that health care professionals must share their views, justify treatment approaches, and most importantly involve the patient. The success of interprofessional working relies on sharing patient
Interprofessional working involves people from various profession and agencies working together. Interprofessional working is also a collaboration venture (Mc Gray 2006) in which individual that is involved shares the common objective of developing their mutual goals, which are achieved through agreed plans and evaluating according to their agreed procedures. Collaboration can be achieved by putting forward their knowledge and expertise (cook et al 2005) to facilitate joint decision based upon shared professional views. Interprofessional working is a very common concept and the essential means of delivery care. All members of the interprofessional team have the responsibility for the safety of their patients, and explicitly discussing and recording patient’s problems.
Woking with different professional however can be very challenging because each professional have a particular approach to patients care for instance, a doctor might decide to treat a cancer patient by using chemotherapy even though there is a small chance of success and the treatment has significant side effect. The nurse on the other hand might feel like the level of pain from the side effect is too much that treatment should not continue. These different in views should be recognised and finding a solution for the patient’s care, meaning that health care professionals must share their views, justify treatment approaches, and most importantly involve the patient. The success of interprofessional working relies on sharing patient