You should critically evaluate a situation in practice where the importance of teamwork, leadership and effective communication is central to delivering patient care and your role as a Nursing Associate in inter professional practice

Summative Assessment

Assessment Type: a 2000-word essay.

"You should critically evaluate a situation in practice where the importance of teamwork, leadership and effective communication is central to delivering patient care and your role as a Nursing Associate in inter professional practice”.

Suggested Structure for Writing the Essay:

An Introduction

• Demonstrate an underpinning knowledge of what teamwork, leadership is and its impact in enhancing inter-professional practice in the clinical setting
• Describe key concepts: Leadership, Teamwork, Communication and relate this to high quality care.
• Conduct relevant and contemporary research to support you work, indicating what research approach you adopted and why?
• Outline relevant healthcare guidelines and policies on teamwork, effective communication and leadership and how this impact practice.
• Demonstrate how you have supported teamwork/inter-professional practice in care delivery, referencing the particular experience in practice.
• Recommendations/limitations/conclusions and how this would be applied to your future practice as a Nursing Associate.