Management Workbook
Promoting the Development and Understanding of Management Issues for Pre-Registration Nurses
Working with the MDT
In both primary and acute health care settings there is an increasing emphasis on interdisciplinary working, changes in healthcare now demand collaboration and integration between professional groups in order to produce an improved experience and outcome for the patient. According to Cable (2002) ‘one of the overriding challenges of modern healthcare is to create systems which function in a coherent, seamless manner in order to address the complex emotional, social, psychological and pathological problems with which patients present. This challenge has created a need to bring together separate but interdependent health and social care professionals.’ The nurse is a key element in the team as she/he has the most patient contact and it is vital that the nurse has an appreciation of the roles and contribution of other professionals involved in patient care and has the ability to communicate effectively with these colleagues. The drive towards increasing multi-professional education is one way in which the government is attempting to highlight the profile of collaborative working and improve cohesiveness in practice.
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Policies and Procedures
- Risk Management and Health and Safety Policies
- Policy for the Identification and Reporting of Equipment Faults
- Falls Prevention Policy
NMC Proficiencies
- Domain: Professional & Ethical Practice: Outcome:
- 1.1 (1.1.4)
- Domain: Care Delivery: Outcome:
- 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.6, 2.10 (2.2.4, 2.3.3, 2.4.3)
- Domain: Care Management: Outcome:
- 3.2, 3.4 (3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.2.3)
NB- outcomes in brackets refer to new curriculum (2005) Diploma/BSc outcomes
References
- Cable,D in Glen,S & Leiba,T (2002) ‘Multi Professional Learning for Nurses.’ Palgrave
- Department of Health (2001) ‘National Service Framework for Older People’ DoH London
