A nursing manager for a cardiac unit wishes to improve collaborative teamwork to improve patient care outcomes. Which action by the manager would best accomplish this goal?
a. Create permanent nurse–aide work groups.
b. Formulate nurse–cardiologist work teams.
c. Implement daily multidisciplinary rounds.
d. Require face-to-face reports between nurses.
C
Implementing daily multidisciplinary rounds would best accomplish the goal because all members of the team would hear about each other's contributions and how each member views the patient situation. Each member of the team would feel like an important member. When collaboration occurs, patient safety improves.
Creating permanent nurse–aide work groups would help with teamwork and collaboration but only between nurses and nurses' aides, so this answer is too narrow in focus.
Formulating nurse–cardiologist work teams would help with teamwork and collaboration, but because it only includes two members of the multidisciplinary team, the answer is too narrow in focus.
Requiring face-to-face reports between nurses would help with teamwork and collaboration but only involves the professional nursing staff, so this answer is too narrow in focus.
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