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Effective Team Working Skills

   

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Leadership ManagementProfessional DevelopmentHealthcare and Research
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Running head: NURSING ASSIGNMENTNursing assignmentName of the StudentName of the UniversityAuthor note
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1NURSING ASSIGNMENTReflective paperIntroduction Health care is a dynamic sector and nursing profession is an integral part of it. Nurses arethe frontline carers of the patients and thus, team work is the crucial part of this business.Health care today involves multidisciplinary approach to care. Nurses do not work alone andcollaborate with the specialists, fellow nurses and physicians to provide comprehensive care tothe patients (Gausvik et al. 2015). This calls for effective team development skills and workingcollaboratively on the group projects. Thus, effective team working skills is important in nursingpractice. In this reflective paper I would like to reflect on my experience of group activityundertaken as a part of my curriculum. Reflection is considered to be an essential skill forstudents and nurses. It helps one realise their own thinking process and actions in a situation.Reflection is the assessment of the how and why of the learning or an event encountered. It helpsdetermine strategies to be taken as a result (Nicol and Dosser 2016). According to Carter et al.(2017) Nursing and Midwifery council reflection and learning improve practice as it helps tomake better sense of work situations. In my group project my team of five members focused onevidence based inquiry. It is because enquiry based learning is essential to empower nurses forfuture practice in health care setting. There are different models of refection and all most all forma basis for reflective thinking. In this reflective paper the Gibb’s model of reflection would beused to reflect on my experience and my team members performance in group project (Nicol andDosser 2016). I would evaluate my personal role in the group, strength and weakness and impacton my group and its outcomes. The aim of the reflective paper is to demonstrate the theoreticalunderstanding of team development and group process, new insights developed by thecollaborative process and its application in future practice.
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2NURSING ASSIGNMENTGibbs reflection model comprise of six stages which are- description, feelings,evaluation, analysis conclusion and action plan. Description I have formed a group of 8members for practice development seminar. All the 8members were to work together in specific task that is abstract for the seminar theme “Journey”,that is developed for the enhancing quality and safety of patient centered care by nurses. Thegroup was supposed to present the power point presentation to share the findings from research.There was no specific protocol followed to form this group. It was a causal process of formingstage (Natvig and Stark 2016). The motto of the group was to work interdependently, avoid anymiscommunication, share knowledge and responsibility. This aligns with the principle of thegroup dynamics mentioned by Hassell et al. (2016). It was initially challenging to work in groupas I was expert in making individual presentations. We have never worked before, so after theformation of group initial communication was through Blackboard discussion board. To buildrapport we signed to flock™ – a communication and collaboration platform It helped uscommunicate frequently while building significant relationship with each other. It was versatileAPP for mobile phones. In our first meeting regarding the seminar, we planned to meet and discuss roles. I wasselected as the team leader. We decided to work together on sequence of topics and task wasallocated as per group guidelines. Later I had allocated each member to work on separate topicafter they had confirmed to it. I have given separate deadlines to each one of them based on theirfeasibility. The presentation theme was chosen based on individual’s feedback and opinion insecond meeting. It was a joint agreement and everyone’s ideas were respected. The third meeting
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3NURSING ASSIGNMENTinvolves preparing of drafts and establishing deadlines followed by finalising of drafts in 4thmeeting. By 5th and 6th meeting all the tasks were done except the compiling of the documentsand submission. My contribution to the group presentation was written speech, seminar plan andthe first abstract. Feelings and Evaluation and Analysis in relation to a)Team developmentI was nervous and lacked confidence in team development. I had never worked beforewith group of eight members. I only perceived the group as task focused only. Later I decided tostart the group with an open and positive communication system. According to Natvig and Stark(2016) the importance of team development lies in Tuckman’s process. The process of teamdevelopment was described by Tuckman through four stages. It includes forming stage,storming, norming performing and adjourning (Natvig and Stark 2016). Applying this theory ormodel helped me with successful team development in short span of time. It is considered aneffective model in sustain team development through a systematic process. In the forming stage I was polite to the members and positive. My team members wereanxious as they had no idea what to do. I am happy and satisfied that at this stage I could play adominate role to explain the tea members roles and responsibilities and stay connected throughsocial networking sites. In the storming stage I had delegated tasks to every member and theywere pushing up their limits to give their best. At times they were uncomfortable with my ideas;however, it was sorted due to mutual understanding. In the norming stage, out group started toresolve the individual differences occurring when the seminar was in finalising stage. It wastough time for me as there were some conflicts occurring. However, it was resolve as my team
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