Blog: How Do You Practice Intra- and Interdisciplinary

Collaboration in Practice?

 

You are the DNP-prepared nurse responsible for overseeing a large intensive care unit (ICU).

You have noticed that in the last 3 months, the number of nosocomial, or hospital-acquired

infections (HAIs), has dramatically increased among patients who have undergone

cardiovascular procedures. You would like to initiate a practice study to determine the source of

these HAIs and to improve patient outcomes in your ICU. 

What types of interdisciplinary collaboration might be needed to support the goals of your

practice study?

As outlined in the scenario, the likelihood to engage in interdisciplinary collaboration to enhance

healthcare delivery and nursing practice is high. In fact, it is likely that the DNP-prepared nurse

in the scenario presented may need to collaborate with an infection prevention specialist (who

may be a PhD-prepared nurse or PhD-credentialed healthcare professional). While this represents

only one potential area in which interprofessional collaboration may take place in advanced

nursing practice, it is important to keep in mind that when disciplines work together toward a

shared goal that focuses on the patient, the quality and cost of care delivered will be optimized

(Johnson & Johnson, 2016).

For this Blog Assignment, review the Learning Resources and reflect on strategies that may be

used to foster interdisciplinary collaboration in nursing practice. Reflect on strategies and

approaches you might recommend that support interdisciplinary collaboration in practice.

Reference:

Johnson & Johnson. (2016). The importance of interprofessional collaboration in healthcare.

https://nursing.jnj.com/getting-real-nursing-today/the-importance-of-interprofessional-collaboration-in-healthcare

To prepare:

 Review the Henry et. al. (2018) article in this week’s Learning Resources about

collaboration through case study design.

 Reflect on how the approach of case study design may apply toward fostering intra- and

interdisciplinary collaboration in practice.

 Select at least one of the articles from this week’s Learning Resources and reflect on how

professional collaboration is executed to address the needs described in the article.

 Reflect on your own experiences with intra- and interdisciplinary collaboration in your

practice.

Blog

Post a response to your Blog describing your own experiences with intra- and interdisciplinary

collaboration in your practice. What were the strengths and weaknesses of this collaboration?

How might your own experiences mirror the perspectives and viewpoints presented in the Henry

et al. (2018) case study design approach? Be specific and provide examples.

 

Links

https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare8030323

https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edo&AN=133592241&site=eds-

live&scope=site&authtype=shib&custid=s6527200 (Henry et al., 2018 article)

https://hsc.unm.edu/ipe/resources/ipec-2016-core-competencies.pdf

http://www.nln.org/docs/default-source/default-document-library/ipe-ipp-vision.pdf?sfvrsn=14