Jodelle Bennett

Carmen Stankowski

Allison Buehler

Team Building

What is team building?

• There are many definitions

• Team building is improving team performance by developing team working skill by using any appropriate method (Time-wise, 2009).

• Developing the cohesion of a team by fostering trust, communication, and cooperation among its members to make it more efficient and improve performance (Cross-cultural glossary).

• The selection and grouping of a mix of people in the development of skills required within the group to achieve agreed objectives (BNET Business Dictionary ,2010).

Literature Review

An Intervention to Enhance Nursing Staff Teamwork and Engagement

The Effect of Consistent Nursing Shifts on Teamwork and Continuity of Care

An Evaluation of Teamwork within a Specialist Palliative Care Unit

Effective Teamwork in Trauma Management

There Is No “I” in TEAM: Working Cooperatively to Implement Evidence into Practice

What Does Nursing Teamwork Look Like? A Qualitative Study

Main issues

Continuity of care

Nursing shortage

Time constraints

Interdisciplinary teams (Donaghy & Devlin, 2002)

Barriers to Team Building

Lack of focus or common goal

Lack of leadership skills (Kalisch, Weaver, & Salis, 2009)

Breakdown in communication (Franks, Neely, & Tudoor, 2009)

Personal agendas/biases/attitudes/values/opinions

Abuse of status or professional title

Undefined roles (Bucknall & Forbes, 2009)

Chaos (Kalisch, Begany, & Anderson, 2008)

Back-to-Back Activity

Get into pairs

One person is the direction giver

One person is the drawer

Direction giver is to explain how to draw the picture on his/her sheet

Drawer is not able to ask any questions

Characteristics of Being an Effective Team Member

Committed

Honest

Integrity

Knowledge

Caring

Asking questions

Shared responsibility

Fulfilling duties

Respect opinion and point of view of team members

Five Core Components of Team Work

Team Leadership

Collective Orientation

Mutual Performance Monitoring

Back-up Behavior

Adaptability

(Kalish, Weaver, & Salas, 2009)

How to Build a Team

Teamwork skills training and team building meetings

Role playing/ Simulation

Know your role and role of others

Team building activities

Training and action groups

Having a coach/mentor

Team work on the floor

Committees

Care conferences

Rounds

Sharing responsibilities (lighten the load)

Team Building and Nursing Today

Nursing shortage (role strain and overload)

Time constraints

Continuity of care

Complexity of patients with multiple disorders

Technology

Not only in the hospital

Cultural Competency and Team Building

Using resources appropriately and efficiently

Knowing nurses roles and using them effectively

Diverse work force and knowing how to promote team work

Respect of different cultures of staff members

The Social and Ethical Implications

Social

Change of shift report and ward rounds

Charting

Ethical

Audits

Patient loads and Nursing shortage

Nursing Implications

Working within an interdisciplinary team

It is in every aspect of nursing

Work satisfaction and cohesion

Smoother, faster, more efficient

Safety increases

More fun and less stress