jodelle bennett carmen stankowski allison buehler team building
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What is team building?
• There are many definitions
• Team building is improving team performance by developing team working skill by using any appropriate method (Time-wise, 2009).
• Developing the cohesion of a team by fostering trust, communication, and cooperation among its members to make it more efficient and improve performance (Cross-cultural glossary).
• The selection and grouping of a mix of people in the development of skills required within the group to achieve agreed objectives (BNET Business Dictionary ,2010).
Literature Review
An Intervention to Enhance Nursing Staff Teamwork and Engagement
The Effect of Consistent Nursing Shifts on Teamwork and Continuity of Care
An Evaluation of Teamwork within a Specialist Palliative Care Unit
Effective Teamwork in Trauma Management
There Is No “I” in TEAM: Working Cooperatively to Implement Evidence into Practice
What Does Nursing Teamwork Look Like? A Qualitative Study
Main issues
Continuity of care
Nursing shortage
Time constraints
Interdisciplinary teams (Donaghy & Devlin, 2002)
Barriers to Team Building
Lack of focus or common goal
Lack of leadership skills (Kalisch, Weaver, & Salis, 2009)
Breakdown in communication (Franks, Neely, & Tudoor, 2009)
Personal agendas/biases/attitudes/values/opinions
Abuse of status or professional title
Undefined roles (Bucknall & Forbes, 2009)
Chaos (Kalisch, Begany, & Anderson, 2008)
Back-to-Back Activity
Get into pairs
One person is the direction giver
One person is the drawer
Direction giver is to explain how to draw the picture on his/her sheet
Drawer is not able to ask any questions
Characteristics of Being an Effective Team Member
Committed
Honest
Integrity
Knowledge
Caring
Asking questions
Shared responsibility
Fulfilling duties
Respect opinion and point of view of team members
Five Core Components of Team Work
Team Leadership
Collective Orientation
Mutual Performance Monitoring
Back-up Behavior
Adaptability
(Kalish, Weaver, & Salas, 2009)
How to Build a Team
Teamwork skills training and team building meetings
Role playing/ Simulation
Know your role and role of others
Team building activities
Training and action groups
Having a coach/mentor
Team work on the floor
Committees
Care conferences
Rounds
Sharing responsibilities (lighten the load)
Team Building and Nursing Today
Nursing shortage (role strain and overload)
Time constraints
Continuity of care
Complexity of patients with multiple disorders
Technology
Not only in the hospital
Cultural Competency and Team Building
Using resources appropriately and efficiently
Knowing nurses roles and using them effectively
Diverse work force and knowing how to promote team work
Respect of different cultures of staff members
The Social and Ethical Implications
Social
Change of shift report and ward rounds
Charting
Ethical
Audits
Patient loads and Nursing shortage