Define the problem.
Identify the types of communication barriers that occur within a professional team.
Explain how the communication barriers can impact patient safety and health care outcomes.
Propose strategies and implementation.
Recommend specific evidence-based strategies to
improve interprofessional collaboration and communication within the team.
Explain how the proposed collaborative communication strategies will benefit team members and patients.
Identifies the types of communication barriers that occur within a professional team, and provides relevant examples.
Explains how the communication barriers can impact patient safety and health care outcomes, and describes the consequences if barriers are not addressed.
Recommends specific evidence-based strategies to improve interprofessional collaboration and communication within the team, and describes how the organization could support and reinforce these strategies.
Explains how the proposed collaborative communication strategies will benefit team members and patients, and identifies how these strategies might be measured.
Writes clearly and logically, with correct use spelling, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics, and uses relevant evidence to support a central idea.
Correctly formats the paper, citations, and references using APA style, and ensures that citations are free from all errors.
