Introduction
Interprofessional collaboration is a critical aspect of a nurse’s work. Through interprofessional collaboration, practitioners and patients share information and consider each other’s perspectives to better understand and address the many factors that contribute to health and well-being (Sullivan et al., 2015). Essentially, by collaborating, health care practitioners and patients can have better health outcomes. Nurses, who are often at the frontlines of interacting with various groups and records, are full partners in this approach to health care.
Reflection is a key part of building interprofessional competence, as it allows you to look critically at experiences and actions through specific lenses. From the standpoint of interprofessional collaboration, reflection can help you consider potential reasons for and causes of people’s actions and behaviors (Saunders et al., 2016). It also can provide opportunities to examine the roles team members adopted in a given situation as well as how the team could have worked more effectively.
As you begin to prepare this assessment you are encouraged to complete the What is Reflective Practice? activity. The activity consists of five questions that will allow you the opportunity to practice self-reflection. The information gained from completing this formative will help with your success on the Collaboration and Leadership Reflection Video assessment. Completing formatives is also a way to demonstrate course engagement
Note: The Example Kaltura Reflection demonstrates how to cite sources appropriately in an oral presentation/video. Your assessment will reflect on either a professional collaboration you experienced or a collaboration case study scenario that you imagine you experienced.
References
Saunders, R., Singer, R., Dugmore, H., Seaman, K., & Lake, F. (2016). Nursing students’ reflections on an interprofessional placement in ambulatory care. Reflective Practice, 17(4), 393–402.
Sullivan, M., Kiovsky, R., Mason, D., Hill, C., Duke, C. (2015). Interprofessional collaboration and education. American Journal of Nursing, 115(3), 47–54.
Demonstration of Proficiency
- Competency 1: Explain strategies for managing human and financial resources to promote organizational health.
- Identify how poor collaboration can result in inefficient management of human and financial resources supported by evidence from the literature.
- Competency 2: Explain how interdisciplinary collaboration can be used to achieve desired patient and systems outcomes.
- Reflect on an interdisciplinary collaboration experience noting ways in which it was successful and unsuccessful in achieving desired outcomes.
- Identify best-practice interdisciplinary collaboration strategies to help a team to achieve its goals and work more effectively together.
- Competency 4: Explain how change management theories and leadership strategies can enable interdisciplinary teams to achieve specific organizational goals.
- Identify best-practice leadership strategies from the literature, which would improve an interdisciplinary team’s ability to achieve its goals.
- Competency 5: Apply professional, scholarly, evidence-based communication strategies to impact patient, interdisciplinary team, and systems outcomes.
- Communicate via video with clear sound and light.
- The full reference list is from relevant and evidence-based (published within 5 years) sources, exhibiting nearly flawless adherence to APA format.
Professional Context
This assessment will help you to become a reflective practitioner. By considering your own successes and shortcomings in interprofessional collaboration, you will increase awareness of your problem-solving abilities. You will create a Kaltura video of your reflections, including a discussion of best practices for interprofessional collaboration and leadership strategies, supported by references to the literature.
You may choose to reflect on a collaborative interprofessional project you worked on in your current or former place of practice, or you may choose to imagine that you worked on the collaborative interprofessional scenario presented in the Assessment 01 Supplement: Collaboration and Leadership Reflection Video [PDF] Download Assessment 01 Supplement: Collaboration and Leadership Reflection Video [PDF]resource.
Scenario
As part of an initiative to build effective collaboration at a site where you work as a nurse, you have been asked to:
- Reflect on an interprofessional collaborative project.
- Examine what happened during the collaboration.
- Identify positive aspects and areas for improvement.
- Research best practice for interprofessional collaboration.
- Use lessons learned from your research and experience to create a video reflection (5-10 minutes) that share suggestions for improving interprofessional collaboration that can be shared with leadership and colleagues.
Instructions
Using Kaltura, record a video (5–10 minutes) where you reflect on an interprofessional collaboration experience, proposing recommendations for how to improve interprofessional collaboration that can be shared with leadership and colleagues. Support these recommendations with references to the literature.
The interprofessional project that you reflect on may be one that you collaborated on at your current or former place of practice, or you may choose to imagine you collaborated on the interprofessional project presented in the Assessment 01 Supplement: Collaboration and Leadership Reflection Video [PDF] Download Assessment 01 Supplement: Collaboration and Leadership Reflection Video [PDF]resource and reflect on that.
Be sure that your assessment addresses the following criteria. Please study the scoring guide carefully so you will know what is needed for a distinguished score:
- Reflect on an interdisciplinary collaboration experience, noting ways in which it was successful and unsuccessful in achieving desired outcomes.
- Explain aspects of the collaboration that helped the team make progress toward relevant goals or outcomes.
- Explain aspects of the collaboration that could have been improved.
- Identify how poor collaboration can result in inefficient management of human and financial resources, citing supporting evidence from the literature.
- Discuss the ways in which the interdisciplinary team did not collaborate effectively.
- Discuss the negative implications for the human and financial resources of the interdisciplinary team and the organization as a whole.
- Cite the literature for support.
- Identify best-practice leadership strategies from the literature that would improve an interdisciplinary team’s ability to achieve its goals, citing at least one author from the literature.
- Identify at least one leadership best practice or strategy that you believe would improve the team’s ability to achieve their goals.
- Identify the strategy and its source or author and provide a brief rationale for your choice of strategy.
- Cite the literature for support.
- Identify best-practice interdisciplinary collaboration strategies to help a team achieve its goals and work together, citing the work of at least one author.
- Identify at least one best practice or strategy for interdisciplinary collaboration to help the team achieve its goals and work more effectively together.
- Identify the strategy, its source, and reasons why you think it will be effective.
- Communicate in a professional manner, is easily audible, and uses proper grammar. Format reference list in current APA style.
- Submit an APA-formatted reference list for any sources that you cited specifically in your video or used to inform your presentation.
- The Example Kaltura Reflection will show you how to cite scholarly sources in the context of an oral presentation.
Notes:
- Refer to the Campus tutorial Using Kaltura as needed to record and upload your reflection.
- If you require the use of assistive technology or alternative communication methods to participate in this activity, please contact ************************************* to request accommodations.
- If, for some reason, you are unable to record a video, please contact your faculty member as soon as possible to explore options for completing the assessment.
Additional Requirements
- References: Cite at least 3 professional or scholarly sources of evidence to support the assertions you make in your video. Include additional properly cited references as necessary to support your statements.
- APA Reference Page: Submit a correctly formatted APA reference page that shows all the sources you used to create and deliver your video.
- You may wish to refer to the Campus APA Module for more information on applying APA style.
- Portfolio Prompt: Remember to save the final assessment to your ePortfolio so that you may refer to it as you complete the final Capstone course.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and rubric criteria:
- Competency 1: Explain strategies for managing human and financial resources to promote organizational health.
- Identify ways poor collaboration can result in inefficient management of human and financial resources, supported by evidence from the literature.
- Competency 2: Explain how interdisciplinary collaboration can be used to achieve desired patient and systems outcomes.
- Reflect on an interdisciplinary collaboration experience, noting ways in which it was successful and unsuccessful in achieving desired outcomes.
- Identify best-practice interdisciplinary collaboration strategies to help a team to achieve its goals and work together more effectively.
- Competency 4: Explain how change management theories and leadership strategies can enable interdisciplinary teams to achieve specific organizational goals.
- Identify best-practice leadership strategies from the literature that would improve an interdisciplinary team’s ability to achieve its goals.
- Competency 5: Apply professional, scholarly, evidence-based communication strategies to impact patient, interdisciplinary team, and systems outcomes.
- Communicate via video with clear sound and light.
- The full reference list is from relevant and evidence-based (published within 5 years) sources, exhibiting nearly flawless adherence to APA format.
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Assessment 01
Collaboration and Leadership Reflection Video
For this assessment you will use Kaltura to create a 5–10 minute video reflection that addresses
either an interprofessional collaboration you experienced or the case study on interprofessional
collaboration presented below.
If you choose to reflect on the interprofessional case study presented below, imagine that you
are a nurse on the team and you have been assigned to talk to members of the team prior to
making the video reflection that you will share with the team and leadership where you will make
recommendations to improve interprofessional collaboration.
After you have thoroughly reviewed the case study below, return to the detailed instructions in
the courseroom to complete your assessment. Feel free to refer back to this case study as you
complete your assessment.
Case Study:
Interprofessional Collaboration for Palliative Care
in a Hospice Setting
Palliative care is an approach that focuses on improving the quality of life for patients with life-
limiting illnesses and their families. Interprofessional collaboration is essential to ensure that
patients receive holistic care that addresses their physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. This
case study explores the interprofessional collaboration experience for palliative care in a
hospice setting.
The hospice in this case study serves a diverse population of patients with life-limiting illnesses.
The interprofessional team includes physicians, nurses, social workers, chaplains, and
volunteers who work together to provide holistic care to patients and their families. The team
provides ongoing care to patients with life-limiting illnesses, including symptom management,
emotional support, and spiritual care.
The following are the responses when you asked each provider where the team could improve
its interprofessional collaboration.
DR. EMILY RICHARDSON, Chief Physician. Dr. Richardson oversees the medical care of
patients in the hospice. She diagnoses, prescribes treatments, and manages the medical needs
of patients, ensuring their comfort and addressing any health complications.2
“I’m so glad you’re looking into what we can do to work together more efficiently and
offer our patients more support. With the kind of work we do, challenges are inevitable,
aren’t they?
“First off: communication issues. Remember last week when Mr. Magalski was having
those severe pain episodes? I prescribed a change in his pain management regimen,
but somehow the message didn’t get through to the evening shift in time. He had to
endure unnecessary pain for hours. It’s moments like these that make me realize how
vital clear communication is.
“Mr. Magalski’s case also makes me think about the strain of the ethical dilemmas we
often face. His family was divided on whether to continue with aggressive treatments or
focus solely on comfort measures. I had a long chat with his daughter, who wanted to try
every possible treatment, while his son felt we should prioritize his comfort. Mr.
Magalski’s daughter started crying and yelling at me—and I totally understand why. I
tried to offer comfort, but I wish I’d thought to involve Elijah or Martin in that
conversation. I’ll be honest: it was hard on me. I was off my game the rest of the day.
And I think Elijah or Martin would have had better tools to help Mr. Magalski’s kids
through that tough conversation.
“But you know, despite these challenges, I genuinely believe our team is doing an
incredible job. We just need to keep the lines of communication open and support each
other.”
NURSE CLARA MITCHELL, Senior Palliative Care Nurse. Nurse Mitchell provides direct
nursing care to patients, ensuring their comfort and well-being. She administers medications,
monitors patients’ health, provides symptom management, and offers emotional support to both
patients and their families.
“I’m glad you’re bringing this up—you always have a way of asking the tough questions,
don’t you? We’ve been through so much together, and I think it’s important to go at these
challenges head-on.
“Emotional burnout has been on my mind lately. Just last month, after we lost Mrs.
Garcia, I felt so drained. She reminded me so much of my own grandmother, and it hit
me hard. I know we’re trained to handle these situations, but sometimes the emotional
toll sneaks up on you. I took a couple of days off, but coming back, I could see that many
of us were feeling the weight of it. We need to find better ways to support each other
emotionally, especially when we have back-to-back tough cases.
“And then there’s the whole issue of coordination of care. Remember when Mr. Patel
was admitted, and there was that mix-up with his medication? Thankfully, it didn’t cause
any severe complications, but it was a wake-up call. We have so many hands on deck,3
which is great, but we need to ensure that everyone is in sync, especially when it comes
to medication and treatment plans.
“I like to think challenges like these only make us stronger, right? And I couldn’t ask for a
better team to face them with. What do you think? Any ideas how we could improve
things around here?”
MARTIN HAYES, Lead Social Worker. Mr. Hayes addresses the psychosocial needs of
patients and their families. He offers counseling, assists with end-of-life planning, mediates
family discussions, and connects families with external resources when needed.
“These conversations will be a really helpful starting point as we figure out ways to
improve our collaboration efforts. Everyone’s giving a hundred percent, but we need to
figure out some new strategies to better support our patients.
“First off, I grapple all the time with the diversity of cultural and spiritual beliefs we see
every day. Just last week, I was working with the Nguyen family. They have specific
cultural rituals they perform when a family member is nearing the end of their life. It was
a bit of a scramble to ensure that we could accommodate their needs while also
ensuring Mr. Nguyen’s medical care wasn’t compromised. It’s a delicate balance, and
sometimes I feel like we aren’t equipped enough to handle the range of cultural nuances
our patients bring in.
“And then there’s the matter of family dynamics and expectations. Where do I start? The
Rodriguez family comes to mind. The mother, Mrs. Rodriguez, was under our care, and
the family was completely divided on her treatment plan. The adult children had differing
opinions, and it felt like I was mediating a family feud rather than focusing on Mrs.
Rodriguez’s needs. I somehow got into this conversation without Dr. Richardson or you
or anyone else from the nursing staff to help answer questions. It’s challenging because
these dynamics directly impact the patient’s well-being.
“But despite these bumps in the road, I’ve never felt more fulfilled in any other job. The
challenges are real, but that’s why I think that’s why it’s so rewarding. How’s your side of
the fence looking?”
CHAPLAIN ELIJAH BROOKS, Spiritual Care Coordinator. Chaplain Brooks offers spiritual
support and guidance to patients and their families. He provides spiritual counseling, conducts
religious or spiritual rituals as per patients’ beliefs, and offers comfort during end-of-life
transitions.
“Always digging deep, aren’t you? It’s good, though. We need to reflect on these things
to serve our patients better. Let’s take a moment, shall we?4
“One of the big challenges I’ve seen is that we need more training and education across
the team. Last month, I had a conversation with Nurse Jenna about a patient’s spiritual
needs, and I realized she wasn’t familiar with some of the basic spiritual care practices
that can be integrated into nursing care. It’s not her fault, of course. But it made me think
about how we might benefit from more integrated training initiatives where we all learn a
bit about each other’s roles. It would help bridge the gap and ensure our patients receive
holistic care.
“And then there’s the challenge of resource limitations. I remember wanting to organize a
spiritual retreat for some of our patients and their families. The idea was to provide them
with a serene environment where they could find some peace and spiritual solace. But
due to budget constraints, we had to scale it down significantly. It’s disheartening at
times, knowing what could benefit our patients but being limited by budgets and dollars.
“I must say, even with these challenges, the dedication and compassion I see in this
team every day is unparalleled. We’re doing our best for our patients, and that’s what
matters. How have your conversations with the others been?”
SOPHIA MARTINEZ, Hospice Volunteer. Ms. Martinez assists the hospice team in providing
comfort and support to patients. She engages patients in therapeutic activities, offers
companionship, and assists with non-medical tasks to enhance patients’ well-being.
“It’s always so great to talk to you! I’ve learned so much just by watching how you work
with our patients. I have some thoughts on our team, even though I’m still sort of learning
the ropes here.
“One thing I’ve noticed is the documentation and information sharing aspect. Since I’m
not always here every day, sometimes I feel a bit out of the loop. Like when I was with
Mr. Chen last week, I tried to get him interested in a music therapy session, not knowing
that he had a particularly rough night. If I’d known, I might have approached the situation
differently, maybe just sat with him or asked him about his grandchildren. It’s essential
for volunteers like me to be kept in the loop, so we can adjust our approach accordingly.
“Another challenge, from my perspective, is I’m not always sure what I’m supposed to
do. When Mrs. Allen was admitted, I wanted to help set up her room and make her
comfortable, but I wasn’t sure if that was stepping on anyone’s toes or if I was
overstepping my boundaries as a volunteer. I think clearer guidelines on what each of us
can and should do would be helpful, especially for newer volunteers like me.
“I hope this feedback helps—I really admire the work you do, and I always want to learn
more and contribute more. Your guidance means a lot to me, especially since I hope to
follow in your footsteps one day.”