Interdisciplinary collaboration between nursing, emergency medicine, and pharmacy to improve patient outcomes
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Collaboration, nursing, pharmacy, emergency medicine, patientsAbstract
Background: Multidisciplinary team work with nursing, emergency medical staffs, pharmacists and other care givers is crucial in enhancing patients’ outcomes, but there is break down in communication and unclear working relationships. Aim: This paper discusses the functions of these disciplines, investigates the effects of integration, defines challenges, and offers recommendations for improving the cooperation in the healthcare field. Methods: Literature review aimed at examining research, cases, and approaches to training effectiveness and facets of promotion of teamwork and solutions to the problems most likely to be encountered. Results: Differences such as collaboration minimize the error rates in management, the effectiveness of chronic care, and patient satisfaction. Mr. Good communication can thus be solved through education, leadership, cultural competence training. Conclusion: Promoting interprofessional collaboration achieves better patient care outcomes and systems’ organization emphasizes the need for adequate training and environment enhancement.
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