Apply the components of the iCARE concept to interprofessional teams in a short paper. 

Apply the components of the iCARE concept to interprofessional teams in a short paper. 

Application of iCARE Concept to Interprofessional Team

Introduction

Interprofessional teams play a vital role in ensuring efficient care coordination, promoting self-care, improving patient health outcomes (Woten & Karakashian, 2018). In my acute care setting, the most notable interprofessional teams include diabetes multidisciplinary teams made up of physicians, nurses, dieticians, pharmacists, podiatrists, and an exercise specialist. Each team member has a specific role in the team. Elements of iCARE have been shown to support interprofessional teams and promote positive patient outcomes. iCARE elements include compassion, resilience, advocacy, and evidence-based practice.  Therefore, the purpose of this essay is to explore the nursing actions contributing to interprofessional team support.Apply the components of the iCARE concept to interprofessional teams in a short paper. 

Compassion

Compassion is a fundamental element of good nursing care. Compassion refers to the sympathetic awareness of the distress of another person and the desire to alleviate such distress (Dalvandi et al., 2019). A nursing action that can support interprofessional team is the nurse responding to the patient’s concerns regarding their condition and providing patient education on how to address these concerns. In the diabetes management interprofessional team, the nurse can collaborate with the dietician, exercise specialist, and physician to have the patient’s fears addressed. Such a compassionate nursing action will ensure that the health issues of the patient are addressed, leading to better patient outcomes. Compassionate actions improve therapeutic relations, care coordination, and builds trust in the interprofessional team (Woten & Karakashian, 2018). It also builds a culture of empathy in the organization. More importantly, compassionate nursing actions improve health outcomes, for example, leads to better glycemic control, improved quality of life, and improved pain control for patients.Apply the components of the iCARE concept to interprofessional teams in a short paper. 

Advocacy

Advocacy involves the nurse working on the patient’s behalf to protect the rights of the patient and maintain the quality of care (Davoodvand et al., 2016). Patient advocacy ensures that the best interests of the patient are addressed as well as ensures that their rights are respected. A nurse can promote advocacy by ensuring patient involvement in their treatment plan. For example, when the patient refuses a certain medication, and the physician and pharmacist are not in agreement with the patient’s decision; the nurse can conduct patient education to enable the patient to make an informed decision. The team members may eventually respect the patient’s decision and provide the patient with other treatment options. Such action can impart a culture that respects the autonomy of patients in the organization (Davoodvand et al, 2016). The patient will feel that they are involved in their treatment plan and that their treatment decisions are respected. Lastly, the action will improve the patient’s emotional health and more importantly ensure adherence to the treatment regimen; this will lead to better health outcomes.

Resilience

Resilience is the capacity to properly perceive and respond appropriately to situations that are stressful (Deldar et al., 2018). Resilience is the ability to A nursing action likely to contribute to resilience is the nurse working beyond their shift and persevering increased workload, especially in case of emergencies. Such an action can improve teamwork spirit and collaboration in the interprofessional team. The action can cultivate a culture of resilience where healthcare providers sacrifice themselves and bear with excessive workload and fears, especially in case of emergencies and when handling dangerous infectious diseases (Woten & Karakashian, 2018). According to Haramati & Peggy (2015) resilience significantly contributes to better patient health outcomes.

Evidence-Based Practice

Evidence-based practice involves the utilization of the latest evidence to make decisions regarding patient care. Adhering to the evidence-based infection-control guidelines such as adhering to hand hygiene and wearing PPEs during care provision to prevent hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) is an action likely to contribute to evidence-based practice. Such action will encourage members of interprofessional teams to always adhere to the appropriate evidence-based policies during care provision. The action will also impart a culture that promotes adherence to hand hygiene practices and other infection control measures in the organization. More