A nurse will soon become a member of a newly-established care team. Which of the following is a goal of team building?
A) Acknowledging individual achievements
B) Providing client care based on the direction of the team leader
C) Creating a type of synergy when addressing client care
D) Allowing care to be determined by nurses who are not "too close" to the situation
Ans: C
: The goal of team building is to create a type of synergy, in which the effect of
everyone working together toward the shared goal results in a greater total effect than could be
achieved by the sum of the efforts of everyone working individually. Individual achievements
should be acknowledged, but this is not the goal of team building. The process of building the
team does not immediately result in changes to client care
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