Concept Analysis Diagram – Teamwork and Collaboration

Nursing Practice

  • Directed toward what contributes to a normal concept and is thereby related to all factors involved in or with the concept. Not always needed to have a normal outcome.

Attributes

  • Defining characteristics of the concept
  • Whatproperty, quality, or data must be present for the concept to exist

Antecedents

  • What precedes the concept for it to exist
  • Events or incidents that must happen before the concept

Consequences

  • Untoward events or outcomes that occur due to malfunction within the concept
  • Positive events or outcomes that occur due to proper functioning within the concept

Interrelated Concept

  • Concepts which can affect change in the other
  • Concepts which work together to ensure a normal process
  • Concepts which if depleted or impaired can cause a negative consequence in the other

Sub-Concept

  • Critical components of major concept

Explanation of Teamwork and Collaboration Diagram:

Teamwork and Collaboration is the development of partnerships to achieve the best possible

outcomes that would reflect the particular needs of the patient, family or community. This

concept requires an understanding of what others have to offer. The attributes, which measure

whether this concept exists at an optimum level, are joint responsibility for the

outcomes, shared decision-making, and unity of purpose. The antecedents or circumstances

that must proceed Teamwork and Collaboration for it to exist are two or more healthcare

professionals or nurse and patient, open communication and information sharing, common

goals, and understanding the roles.

Positive or negative outcomes result from the quality of Teamwork and Collaboration. Negative

consequences which occur due to lack of Teamwork and Collaboration would include bullying,

poor retention, nurses leaving the profession, negative effects on the quality of patient care,

safety issues, and unresolved conflict. Positive consequences are events or outcomes that occur

due to proper functioning of the concept include good retention, job satisfaction, and quality of

patient care and safety.

Interrelated concepts are concepts, which can affect change in Teamwork and Collaboration,

these are concepts that work together to ensure a positive process, and concepts that if

depleted or impaired can cause a negative consequence in Teamwork and Collaboration.

Concepts that are interrelated with Teamwork and Collaboration are Professionalism, Ethics,

Communication and Patient-Centered Care. The sub-concepts for Teamwork and Collaboration

are components of the concept and provide good teaching points.

Nursing interventions are triggered by negative consequences. At which time the antecedents

are evaluated and nursing care is directed toward improving the antecedents, which should

increase the quality of attributes and thereby decrease negative consequences.

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