Discussion: Leading & Managing the Healthcare Team Discussion Board

1 Austin Peay School of Nursing RN to BSN NURS 4170 Module 4 Assignments Module 4 Leading & Managing the Healthcare Team Discussion Board Click on the link to the discussion board for the description of the discussion assignment. Your main post is always due Wednesdays before midnight the week the module opens. Your responses to other students are due before the module ends, but expected earlier. Remember to include references. Paper submitted to dropbox You will write on the topic outlined below and put it in a WORD document. The same grading rubric under CONTENT in the course will be used. One of the documents in the content for this module is the TEAM STEPPS link. Review that web site. You will use the Key Principles that are pasted below to examine a patient care issue that you have experienced or can imagine. This issue will involve 3 or more different team members and ideally be from different health care professions. Explain the situation and address each of the key principles. Suggest ways to ensure that principle is met in this situation. This is a paper in APA format. Use headings to guide the reader through the content. Be sure to end with a conclusion. Submit to dropbox. TEAM STEPPS Key Principles Team Structure Identification of the components of a multi-team system that must work together effectively to ensure patient safety. Communication Structured process by which information is clearly and accurately exchanged among team members. 2 Leadership Ability to maximize the activities of team members by ensuring that team actions are understood, changes in information are shared, and team members have the necessary resources. Situation Monitoring Process of actively scanning and assessing situational elements to gain information or understanding, or to maintain awareness to support team functioning. Mutual Support Ability to anticipate and support team members’ needs through accurate knowledge about their responsibilities and workload. …