Interprofessional Collaborative Practice in Healthcare

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Interprofessional collaborative practice in health care entails health professionals
combining their efforts and skills to help in providing quality health care services.
This practice has become very popular in the recent past. Research indicates that the
incorporation of patient preferences leads to higher value health care. Value also
increases when patients, their families,and society become responsible for factors that
influence health. In may 2011, the Interprofessional Education Collaboration
developed core competencies and principles that are ideal in collaborative
interprofessional practice in health care (Logan & Siegel, 2017). One of the values of
this practice is ensuring that individuals of all professions maintain a climate of
mutual respect and shared values. This is ideal in ensuring that health professionals
combine their knowledge and experience towards providing high-quality health care.
The other principles of the practice are teamwork and communication.
Interprofessional collaborative practice will optimize Ms. Jones recovery both
presently and in future because of a variety of reasons. One of the reasons is that the
knowledge of many health professionals such as nurses, orthopaedists,
psychiatrist,and other medical specialists will be combined to help the patient recover
quickly (Shachak, Borycki & Reis, 2017). A specialist physician will carry out an
examination to determine whether or not Jones has any broken joints or bones. Upon
carrying out tests, it was discovered that Ms. Jones suffered a punctured lung. A
pulmonologist will offer professional advice and treatment to Ms. Jones to help heal
her lungs and other parts of the respiratory system that could have been affected

(Kabene & Pate et al. 2011). The pulmonologist will examine the patient even after
full recovery to ensure that the illness does not recur. The medical examination also
established that Ms. Jones was pregnant at the time the accident occurred. The doctors
found that the baby was not harmed by accident. A specialist in reproductive health
will be involved in taking care of Ms. Jones since they will provide valuable guidance
concerning whether Ms. Jones should undergo surgery or not. Ms. Jones has benefited
from interprofessional collaborative practice since a neurologist was involved in her
treatment. He carried out a medical examination on her and established that the
patient did not suffer any injury in the backbone or the nervous system. Ms Jones is
likely to be affected psychological by the news of losing her husband. The fact that
her unborn child is in danger could also put additional psychological stress on the
patient. A psychiatrist will assist the patient presently and during the treatment
through counselling.
This practice also encourages effective communication among the various
medical professionals involved in caring for the patient. Communication between the
professionals and the family is also enhanced and hence contributing to the increased
value of health services offered (Royeen, Jensen & Harvan, 2009). For example in the
case of Ms. Jones, effective communication between professionals has ensured that all
precautions are taken before proceeding with the surgery. Communication with the
family and the patient was effective and that why Ms. Jones mother arrived at the
facility on time. Ms. Jones was also given a chance to decide on her treatment after
the specialist explained the scenario to her. This has therefore immensely contributed
to improved quality of health care.
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