HLTH_2030_DB_1.docx
You./are./a./member./of./an./interprofessional./healthcare./team./for./a./patient./who./has./undergone./
several./major./surgeries./for./a./motor./vehicle./accident./and./wants./to./return./home./and./eventually./
to./work.. / You./may./select./your./healthcare./professional./role./and./what./your./role./is./on./the./team.
/(i.e.:./leader).. / Please./describe./who./you./think./should./be./on./the./team./based./on./the./patient’s./d
esires../Describe./what./factors./need./to./be./taken./into./consideration./when./forming./this./team.. / W
hat./awareness./about./yourself./and./your./personality./do./you./need./to./bring./to./the./team?. / What./
strengths./can./you./contribute./to./the./team./(you./can./approach./this./as./a./new./professional./or./a./s
easoned./professional./in./your./field)?. / What./questions./might./you./have./as./you./form./this./team./
and./what./conflicts./might./you./see./as./a./roadblock./to./the./team’s./success?. / What./can./you./do./to
./promote./diversity./within./the./team./without./diversity./leading./to./the./team’s./downfall?./What./idea
s./do./you./have./to./keep./this./team./sustainable./and./focused./on./the./patient’s./goals./and./not./the./t
eam’s./goals?
The./role./I./would./take./on./in./this./situation./is./the./patient’s./nurse./(RN)../I./believe./in./a./general./sur
geon,./physical./therapist,./psychiatrist,./nurse,./and./nurse’s./aide../The./surgeon./should./be./on./the./t
eam./because./he’s./the./one./who./performed./the./surgeries.. / the./physical./therapist./to./be./on./the./
team./because./they./help./The./patient./with./regaining./motor./functions../The./psychiatrist./talks./to./t
he./patient./and./helps./establish./their./mental./health./through./this./treatment../The./nurse./gives./the.
/patient./their./appropriate./medication../And./the./nurses./aide./it./because./they’re./needed./to./help./b
athe./the./patient./and./clean./their./rooms../The./awareness./I./can./bring./to./the./team./is./that./I./know./
what./it’s./like./to./be./a./patient./and./to./make./the./patient./feel./like./a./human./being./and./hear./their./c
oncerns../I./have./a./very./outgoing./and./caring./personality,./so./I./believe./that./would./tremendously./
help./the./treatment./process../I./can./bring./in./my./knowledge./of./the./human./body./and./my./knowled
ge./of./what./it./feels./like./to./be./depressed./and./have./anxiety./in./a./hospital../Sometimes./the./surgeo
n./in./the./physical./therapist./might./not./always./agree./because./they./might./have./different./opinions
./on./how./the./patient./might./respond./to./treatment../What./I./would./do./to./promote./diversity./is./ever
yone./write./down./a./list./of./pros./and./cons./regarding./the./patient’s./treatment./and./we./all./talk./abou
t./what./needs./to./be./done./to./have./success../We./set./a./goal./for./example./if./the./patient./can./only./
walk./10./steps./we./make./it./a./goal./to./get./the./patient./to./walk./15./steps./until./we./reach./that./goal../
We./need./to./be./respectful./of./each./other‘s./methods.
You./are./a./member./of./an./interprofessional./healthcare./team./that./is./having./some./team./cohesio
n./issues.. / You./are./one./of./the./leaders./of./the./team./and./feel./these./issues./need./to./be./addresse
d;./communication./is./not./effectively./happening./amongst./healthcare./professionals./on./the./team./
due./to./time./constraints,./the./fact./that./the./patient’s./goals./appear./to./no./longer./be./the./focus./of./th
e./team,./some./members./of./the./team./are./not./being./accountable./for./their./duties,./some./member
s./of./the./team./are./working./outside./of./their./scope./of./practice./(for./example./nursing./is./telling./the./
patient./that./they./don’t./have./to./do./the./bed./exercises./that./occupational./therapy./asked./them./to./
do),./and./there./appears./to./be./an./overall./negative./atmosphere./to./the./team./meetings,./which./yo
u./are./noticing. / both./through./verbal./and./non-
verbal./communication,./and./some./members./are./disengaging.. / What./strategies./can./you./implem
ent./as./a./team./leader./to./help./the./team./address./these./issues./and./become./more./functional?. /
Please./come./up./with./a./plan./that./addresses./some./solutions./to./all./of./the./above-
mentioned./issues.
You./are./a./member./of./an./interprofessional./healthcare./team./for./a./patient./who./has./undergone./
several./major./surgeries./for./a./motor./vehicle./accident./and./wants./to./return./home./and./eventually./
to./work.. / You./may./select./your./healthcare./professional./role./and./what./your./role./is./on./the./team.
/(i.e.:./leader).. / Please./describe./who./you./think./should./be./on./the./team./based./on./the./patient’s./d
esires../Describe./what./factors./need./to./be./taken./into./consideration./when./forming./this./team.. / W
hat./awareness./about./yourself./and./your./personality./do./you./need./to./bring./to./the./team?. / What./
strengths./can./you./contribute./to./the./team./(you./can./approach./this./as./a./new./professional./or./a./s
easoned./professional./in./your./field)?. / What./questions./might./you./have./as./you./form./this./team./
and./what./conflicts./might./you./see./as./a./roadblock./to./the./team’s./success?. / What./can./you./do./to
./promote./diversity./within./the./team./without./diversity./leading./to./the./team’s./downfall?./What./idea
s./do./you./have./to./keep./this./team./sustainable./and./focused./on./the./patient’s./goals./and./not./the./t
eam’s./goals?
The./role./I./would./take./on./in./this./situation./is./the./patient’s./nurse./(RN)../I./believe./in./a./general./sur
geon,./physical./therapist,./psychiatrist,./nurse,./and./nurse’s./aide../The./surgeon./should./be./on./the./t
eam./because./he’s./the./one./who./performed./the./surgeries.. / the./physical./therapist./to./be./on./the./
team./because./they./help./The./patient./with./regaining./motor./functions../The./psychiatrist./talks./to./t
he./patient./and./helps./establish./their./mental./health./through./this./treatment../The./nurse./gives./the.
/patient./their./appropriate./medication../And./the./nurses./aide./it./because./they’re./needed./to./help./b
athe./the./patient./and./clean./their./rooms../The./awareness./I./can./bring./to./the./team./is./that./I./know./
what./it’s./like./to./be./a./patient./and./to./make./the./patient./feel./like./a./human./being./and./hear./their./c
oncerns../I./have./a./very./outgoing./and./caring./personality,./so./I./believe./that./would./tremendously./
help./the./treatment./process../I./can./bring./in./my./knowledge./of./the./human./body./and./my./knowled
ge./of./what./it./feels./like./to./be./depressed./and./have./anxiety./in./a./hospital../Sometimes./the./surgeo
n./in./the./physical./therapist./might./not./always./agree./because./they./might./have./different./opinions
./on./how./the./patient./might./respond./to./treatment../What./I./would./do./to./promote./diversity./is./ever
yone./write./down./a./list./of./pros./and./cons./regarding./the./patient’s./treatment./and./we./all./talk./abou
t./what./needs./to./be./done./to./have./success../We./set./a./goal./for./example./if./the./patient./can./only./
walk./10./steps./we./make./it./a./goal./to./get./the./patient./to./walk./15./steps./until./we./reach./that./goal../
We./need./to./be./respectful./of./each./other‘s./methods.
You./are./a./member./of./an./interprofessional./healthcare./team./that./is./having./some./team./cohesio
n./issues.. / You./are./one./of./the./leaders./of./the./team./and./feel./these./issues./need./to./be./addresse
d;./communication./is./not./effectively./happening./amongst./healthcare./professionals./on./the./team./
due./to./time./constraints,./the./fact./that./the./patient’s./goals./appear./to./no./longer./be./the./focus./of./th
e./team,./some./members./of./the./team./are./not./being./accountable./for./their./duties,./some./member
s./of./the./team./are./working./outside./of./their./scope./of./practice./(for./example./nursing./is./telling./the./
patient./that./they./don’t./have./to./do./the./bed./exercises./that./occupational./therapy./asked./them./to./
do),./and./there./appears./to./be./an./overall./negative./atmosphere./to./the./team./meetings,./which./yo
u./are./noticing. / both./through./verbal./and./non-
verbal./communication,./and./some./members./are./disengaging.. / What./strategies./can./you./implem
ent./as./a./team./leader./to./help./the./team./address./these./issues./and./become./more./functional?. /
Please./come./up./with./a./plan./that./addresses./some./solutions./to./all./of./the./above-
mentioned./issues.
