Everything we read in health care recommends we work in a group and not alone or "in a silo
" Working in teams responsible for patient outcome accomplishment is more productive but there is another aspect of the team model that is important for use in these types of work teams and that includes:
A. Having a rotational team membership
B. Being sure the manager selects the mem-bership of a team
C. Being sure team members volunteer to be on a team
D. Having a multidisciplinary membership
ANS: D
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A Incorrect because for some teams, a rota-tional membership would be extremely ineffective for accomplishing team goals.
B Incorrect because all teams are not going to be effective if they are comprised of assigned members.
C Incorrect because teams are not always most effective if the members were all volunteers.
D Correct because in health care, having multidisciplinary representation is most conducive to effectively accomplishing patient outcomes.
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