Icare concept to interprofessional teams

Directions

1. Getting Started: Interprofessional teams are part of practice trends we see developing in all aspects of care delivery. Consider you own work environment (or recent clinical setting).

· For this assignment, consider the concept of interprofessional teamwork and patient outcomes.

· Look to your current workplace as an example. (If you are not currently employed, look to a past workplace or clinical practice area.)

· Apply the components of the iCARE concept to interprofessional teams in a short paper. (Body of the paper to be 3 pages, excluding the title page and references page)

· iCARE components are:

· C ompassion

· A dvocacy

· R esilience

· E vidence-Based Practice (EBP)

· How could you contribute to an interprofessional team and patient outcomes through nursing actions of: compassion, advocacy, resilience, and evidence-based practice?

2. Select one scholarly nursing article from CINAHL as a resource for your paper.

· Additional scholarly sources can be used but are optional.

· When searching in the CINAHL database, please limit your search word to one component of the paper you wish to emphasize, such as ‘Resilience’. Searching for the term iCARE will not produce the results you need.

3. Elements of iCARE paper

· Title page

· Below are the headings to be used for this assignment.

· Introduction: (No heading needed here in APA) Explain the type of work setting you are discussing and whether interprofessional teams are currently present. If interprofessional teams are present, indicate a team function that could be improved. If interprofessional teams are NOT present, indicate what type of team you think might be possible in the setting.

· Describe a nursing action item for each component below that could contribute to: interprofessional team support; how this might impact the culture of your unit or organization; and possible impact on patient outcomes.

· Compassion

· Advocacy

· Resilience

· Evidence-Based Practice

· Summary: Include a summary statement of how iCARE components can support interprofessional teams and patient outcomes. Address how you may be able to influence this process of support for interprofessional teams overall in your unit or organization.

· References: List any references used in APA format.

Templates

The prepared paper template is RECOMMENDED for this assignment.

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Directions

1.

Getting Started:

Interprofessional teams are pa

rt of practice trends we see

developing in all aspects of care delivery. Consider you own work environment

(or recent clinical setting).

o

For this assignment, consider the concept of interprofessional teamwork

and patient outcomes.

o

Look to your current work

place as an example. (If you are not currently

employed, look to a past workplace or clinical practice area.)

o

Apply the components of the iCARE concept to interprofessional teams

in a short paper.

(Body of the paper to be 3 pages, excluding the

title page

and references page)

o

iCARE components are:

§

C ompassion

§

A dvocacy

§

R esilience

§

E vidence

-

Based Practice (EBP)

o

How could you contribute to an interprofessional team and patient

outcomes through nursing actions of: compassion, advocacy, resilience,

and evidence

-

based practice?

2.

Select

one scholarly nursing article from

CINAHL

as a resource for your

paper.

o

Additional

scholarly sources can be used but are optional.

o

When searching in the CINAHL database, please limit your search word

to one component of the paper you wish to emphasize, such as

‘Resilience’.

Searching for the term iCARE will not produce the results

you n

eed.

3.

Elements of iCARE paper

o

Title page

o

Below are the headings to be used for this assignment.

§

Introduction:

(No heading needed here in APA) Explain the

type of work setting you are discussing and whether

interprofessional teams are currently present. If

i

nterprofessional teams are present, indicate a team function

that could be improved. If interprofessional teams are NOT

present, indicate what type of team you think might be possible

in the setting.

§

Describe a

nursing action item

for each component below

that

could contribute to:

interprofessional team support

; how this

might

impact the culture of your unit or organization

; and

possible

impact on patient outcomes

.

§

Compassion

§

Advocacy

§

Resilience

§

Evidence

-

Based Practice

Directions

1. Getting Started: Interprofessional teams are part of practice trends we see

developing in all aspects of care delivery. Consider you own work environment

(or recent clinical setting).

o For this assignment, consider the concept of interprofessional teamwork

and patient outcomes.

o Look to your current workplace as an example. (If you are not currently

employed, look to a past workplace or clinical practice area.)

o Apply the components of the iCARE concept to interprofessional teams

in a short paper. (Body of the paper to be 3 pages, excluding the

title page and references page)

o iCARE components are:

 C ompassion

 A dvocacy

 R esilience

 E vidence-Based Practice (EBP)

o How could you contribute to an interprofessional team and patient

outcomes through nursing actions of: compassion, advocacy, resilience,

and evidence-based practice?

2. Select one scholarly nursing article from CINAHL as a resource for your

paper.

o Additional scholarly sources can be used but are optional.

o When searching in the CINAHL database, please limit your search word

to one component of the paper you wish to emphasize, such as

‘Resilience’. Searching for the term iCARE will not produce the results

you need.

3. Elements of iCARE paper

o Title page

o Below are the headings to be used for this assignment.

 Introduction: (No heading needed here in APA) Explain the

type of work setting you are discussing and whether

interprofessional teams are currently present. If

interprofessional teams are present, indicate a team function

that could be improved. If interprofessional teams are NOT

present, indicate what type of team you think might be possible

in the setting.

 Describe a nursing action item for each component below that

could contribute to: interprofessional team support; how this

might impact the culture of your unit or organization; and

possible impact on patient outcomes.

 Compassion

 Advocacy

 Resilience

 Evidence-Based Practice