NURS 8302 Discussion Strategies for Building Effective Teams

NURS 8302 Discussion Strategies for Building Effective Teams

Quality improvement projects play important roles in improving patient outcomes. However, their effective and complete implementation may heavily depend on the selected team, how the teams collaborate, and how effective the teams are (Nash et al.,2019). As such it is important to build effective teams. One of the strategies that can be used to build effective teams is formulating a team of members with diverse skills and expertise related to the proposed quality improvement. It is also important to define clear roles and responsibilities. Another strategy is creating a culture of shared decision-making, which enables the team members to participate actively in the decision-making process (Sherwood & Barnsteiner, 2021). Another aspect is ensuring that there is regular communication within the team. Such regular communication can enhance collaboration among the team members.

As earlier indicated, it is important to identify the stakeholders for the quality improvement initiative. The proposed quality improvement initiative involves sepsis care. Therefore, the proposed stakeholders to take part include critical care nurses who are involved in continuous patient monitoring, which is key to implementing the initiative (Egi et al.,2021). They have been included due to their experience in practical aspects of care. The other stakeholder is the laboratory technician, who supports timely lab testing. The next is the nurse manager, who helps coordinate the activities of the project due to their experience. Data analysts is also needed to help collect and analyze data on sepsis care.

It is important to consider potential challenges or considerations that need to be kept in mind that may affect who might earn a seat at the table to comprise the team. One such aspect is workload and availability (Dang et al.,2021). It is important to consider the work schedules and load for the proposed members and how they can limit their availability. Therefore, members who can dedicate their time to project should be chosen. It is also important to consider the fact that some may resist a proposed change. Therefore members who are open to improvement and innovation should be selected to form part of the team.

References

Dang, D., Dearholt, S. L., Bissett, K., Ascenzi, J., & Whalen, M. (2021). Johns Hopkins evidence-based practice for nurses and healthcare professionals: Model and guidelines. Sigma Theta Tau.

Egi, M., Ogura, H., Yatabe, T., Atagi, K., Inoue, S., Iba, T., … & Kikuchi, H. (2021). The Japanese clinical practice guidelines for management of sepsis and septic shock 2020 (J-SSCG 2020). Journal of Intensive Care, 9, 1-144. Doi: 10.1186/s40560-021-00555-7

Nash, D. B., Joshi, M. S., Ransom, E. R., & Ransom, S. B. (2019). The healthcare quality book: vision, strategy, and tools. (No Title).

Sherwood, G., & Barnsteiner, J. (Eds.). (2021). Quality and saf