nr451 Week 5 Assignment iCARE Paper

ICARE PAPER 2 iCARE Paper Interprofessional teamwork in nursing has continued to play a central role in improving patient health outcomes such as reducing medication errors, morbidity and mortality rates, enhancing care coordination, reducing work burdens and related stress/ burnout, and increasing job satisfaction (Nissim, Malfitano, Coleman, Rodin, & Elliott, 2019). In this regard, this paper discusses interdisciplinary teams in the acute coronary care unit where I am currently working. The acute coronary care unit has an interdisciplinary team in which is devoted to the delivery of quality patient-centered care founded on compassion, advocacy, resilience, and evidence-based practice (EBP). The team function that needs improvement is shared-decision making among interprofessional teams within the acute coronary care setting. The paper will also discuss the nursing actions for each iCARE element in improving interprofessional teams in the unit, impact on the organizational culture/ unit, and potential impacts of patient outcomes. Compassion One compassionate action for improving team nursing is implementing compassionate collaborative care (CCC) in the unit. Compassion is recognizing and responding to others’ distress and suffering. In nursing, compassion and empathy are the key foundation of CCC. CCC is realized when healthcare professionals, patients, and families work together to create and deliver care guided by mutually developed and agreed-upon goal