Explore a Relevant Aspect of the Nmc Code of Conduct Namely Team Working
Explore a relevant aspect of the NMC code of conduct namely Team working
Summative Essay (Word count - 2136)
Introduction
This essay will discuss the positive and negative aspects of inter-professional collaboration, using examples from personal experiences of the collaborative group work during the module which developed the author’s awareness and skills for the future nursing career.
The aim of this essay is to look at the significance of inter-professionally working within a multidisciplinary team in order to achieve the best patient-focused care. Within this essay the names and settings will not be disclosed in order to protect confidentiality (NMC 2008).
The purpose of this essay is, firstly, to see what the NMC code means by effective and co-operative teamwork of nurses and highlight the issues that arise from collaboration such as fairness and anti-discrimination, respect of the professionals’ knowledge and experience, sharing the skills, taking advice from colleagues. Secondly, it will be considered whether working in team makes better results than if people work alone.
Finally, the effectiveness of what the author learnt during the Fundamentals of Professional Practice module will be discussed. These will include: communication skills, reflective practice, ethics and values of professional practice, principles and codes of professional practice.
Main body
A team demands ‘collaborative, not competitive, effort, where each member takes responsibility for the performance of the team rather than just their own individual performance’ (Torrington and Hall 2002:p.317).
Loxley (1997) defined inter-professional collaboration as a group of professionals ‘who will work across boundaries, work with difference’. Successful collaboration depends on the group of professionals’ positive strategies as to what specific outcome they want to get. (Loxley 1997 cited by Hogston 2002:p.454) Thanks to the work of the multidisciplinary team, different experts can
Summative Essay (Word count - 2136)
Introduction
This essay will discuss the positive and negative aspects of inter-professional collaboration, using examples from personal experiences of the collaborative group work during the module which developed the author’s awareness and skills for the future nursing career.
The aim of this essay is to look at the significance of inter-professionally working within a multidisciplinary team in order to achieve the best patient-focused care. Within this essay the names and settings will not be disclosed in order to protect confidentiality (NMC 2008).
The purpose of this essay is, firstly, to see what the NMC code means by effective and co-operative teamwork of nurses and highlight the issues that arise from collaboration such as fairness and anti-discrimination, respect of the professionals’ knowledge and experience, sharing the skills, taking advice from colleagues. Secondly, it will be considered whether working in team makes better results than if people work alone.
Finally, the effectiveness of what the author learnt during the Fundamentals of Professional Practice module will be discussed. These will include: communication skills, reflective practice, ethics and values of professional practice, principles and codes of professional practice.
Main body
A team demands ‘collaborative, not competitive, effort, where each member takes responsibility for the performance of the team rather than just their own individual performance’ (Torrington and Hall 2002:p.317).
Loxley (1997) defined inter-professional collaboration as a group of professionals ‘who will work across boundaries, work with difference’. Successful collaboration depends on the group of professionals’ positive strategies as to what specific outcome they want to get. (Loxley 1997 cited by Hogston 2002:p.454) Thanks to the work of the multidisciplinary team, different experts can
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