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The article discusses the challenges that newly graduated primary care nurse practitioners are facing during their first year of practice and also discuss how to overcome them.

This guide from the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners helps clarify the many facets of contract negotiations and provides a guide to help new NPs prioritize what to focus on during contract negotiations.

Teamwork makes the Dream Work Woo Haa!

An article that discusses how emotional intelligence may affect interdisciplinary team effectiveness.

Our study demonstrated that participation in the Quality Improvement and Innovation Partnership (QIIP) Learning Collaborative (LC) program influenced team functioning in Primary Health Care (PHC) teams, and facilitated the development of team based care processes. Enhanced communication processes increased both the recognition and the use of team members' scope of practice. Being respected and understood improved team collaboration as well as team functioning. Supporting and sharing leadership was a central component to successful team functioning.

challenges with interdisciplinary teamwork in hospitals and way to improve it

This article discusses the importance of teamwork in hospitals and provides key elements for highly functioning teams.

I really liked this article because it focused on crisis resource management in Emergency Medicine. Seven perceived barriers to effective team performance in the ED were listed with the number one barrier being communication between disciplines. Further, of 81 (nurses, physicians, and residents) 100% felt that effective communication and effective leadership were very important team management skills that could effect the outcome of a resuscitation. Additionally, the number one contributing factor to adverse resuscitation outcomes was poor communication (96.2% out of 79 participants). Though other barriers and contributing factors to adverse outcomes were identified, communication was reported as the most contributory. Coming from an emergency room myself, I totally love the aspect of interdisciplinary collaboration. In resuscitation you are working with the physician, the nurses, the techs, pharmacy, the lab, the radiology department--and following a successful resuscitation, you are collaborating with the intensivist/pulmonolgist, cardiologist, and potentially other specialists, as well as the ICU staff members. The patient is relying on effective communication and collaboration to obtain the best outcome possible. And this communication and collaboration is not the sole responsibility of the provider, but EVERYONE on the team!

This is a very literal guide to teamwork - it details the roles and responsibilites of an interdisciplinary health care team - from the physician and nurses to dietitians and social workers

Glad that you found this... Great information when preparing for the exam.

Great document that highlights the scope of practice of CNMs and the patient population.

Discusses aspects of negotiating scope of practice and provides copies of collaborative practice agreements, as well a list of questions that ACNP's should be asking themselves and prospective employers when considering accepting a position.

Scope of practice for Gerontological NP

This document (from the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association) reviews NP scope of practice, gerontological NP scope of practice, and the merging of the adult and gerontology NP specialties.

The AAFP view on primary care for the 21st century and how NPs an help to bridge the healthcare gap.

This article was presented by the National Governors Association on the role that NPs can fill in healthcare

This article provides an in-depth look at the scope of practice of acute care nurse practitioners. It touches on the history of the nurse practitioner role and how the acute role was developed from there. It also states that the first acute care nurse practitioners to be established were NNPs.

Thanks so much for finding this article! Exactly what I needed, and seeing as I was searching for stuff a couple hours and didnt find this, I know it wasnt easy, so thanks!