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Interdisciplinary Plan Proposal
Name
Affiliation
Course Unit: Course Name
Instructor
Date
, 2
Interdisciplinary Plan Proposal
The aim of the proposal is to outline a plan for the implementation of TeamSTEPPS
(Team strategies, and tools to enhance performance and safety) in an intensive care unit of a
large urban teaching hospital to improve collaboration and communication following breakdown
of communication and collaboration due to toxic leadership. The plan will be implemented in the
intensive care unit, with the aim of building psychological safety, foster collaboration and reduce
risks of sentinel events.
Objective
The primary aim of the plan is to implement TeamSTEPPS framework in the intensive
care unit to improve collaboration, teamwork and communication among allied members of staff
working in the unit. Successful implementation of the framework will improve teamwork,
collaboration and patient safety within the intensive care unit, thus reducing the risk of adverse
events.
Questions and Predictions
1. Will the implementation of TeamSTEPPS improve interdisciplinary communication
within the intensive care unit?
a. Yes. TeamSTEPPS is an instructional toolkit that is designed to improve both
communication and collaboration. It is based on four key principles, mutual
support, leadership, situational monitoring, team structure and communication.
TeamSTEPPS relies on several techniques to improve communication including
SBAR (situation, background, assessment and recommendation) to support
sharing of critical communication. Indeed, extant research shows that
TeamSTEPPS improves communication among interdisciplinary teams (Matzke
et al., 2021).
Interdisciplinary Plan Proposal
Name
Affiliation
Course Unit: Course Name
Instructor
Date
, 2
Interdisciplinary Plan Proposal
The aim of the proposal is to outline a plan for the implementation of TeamSTEPPS
(Team strategies, and tools to enhance performance and safety) in an intensive care unit of a
large urban teaching hospital to improve collaboration and communication following breakdown
of communication and collaboration due to toxic leadership. The plan will be implemented in the
intensive care unit, with the aim of building psychological safety, foster collaboration and reduce
risks of sentinel events.
Objective
The primary aim of the plan is to implement TeamSTEPPS framework in the intensive
care unit to improve collaboration, teamwork and communication among allied members of staff
working in the unit. Successful implementation of the framework will improve teamwork,
collaboration and patient safety within the intensive care unit, thus reducing the risk of adverse
events.
Questions and Predictions
1. Will the implementation of TeamSTEPPS improve interdisciplinary communication
within the intensive care unit?
a. Yes. TeamSTEPPS is an instructional toolkit that is designed to improve both
communication and collaboration. It is based on four key principles, mutual
support, leadership, situational monitoring, team structure and communication.
TeamSTEPPS relies on several techniques to improve communication including
SBAR (situation, background, assessment and recommendation) to support
sharing of critical communication. Indeed, extant research shows that
TeamSTEPPS improves communication among interdisciplinary teams (Matzke
et al., 2021).
