Leadership: Interprofessional Collaboration

Curriculum Guideline

Effective Date:
Course
Discontinued
No
Course Code
NURS 2215
Descriptive
Leadership: Interprofessional Collaboration
Department
Nursing
Faculty
Health Sciences
Credits
3.00
Start Date
End Term
Not Specified
PLAR
No
Semester Length
15
Max Class Size
36
Contact Hours
4 hours/week
Method(s) Of Instruction
Lecture
Seminar
Learning Activities

It is the intent of faculty to facilitate student learning, and promote critical inquiry, reflection and analytical reasoning through a variety of learning processes such as role-play and interaction analysis, case based studies, group project work and analysis, and use of electronic resources.

Course Description
In this course, students are introduced to the role and responsibilities of nurses and other health professionals working together as members of an interprofessional collaborative team. Development of the competencies and commitment required for interprofessional collaborative practice and comprehensive client-centered care is emphasized. Major course concepts include team building, shared leadership, and interprofessional interaction.
Course Content

In this course, nurses and other health professionals working together as an interprofessional collaborative team is the focus of discussion. Concepts and essential content that will be addressed relative to these topics are listed below. In addition, the core curriculum concepts are integrated into this course.

Interprofessional collaboration

  • Definitions
    • Multidisciplinary practice models
    • Interdisciplinary practice models
    • Collaborative care models
  • Improved health outcomes
  • Continuity of care
  • Interprofessional teams
  • Unique and shared competencies
    • Role clarification
  • Power
  • Ethics
  • Sharing nursing perspectives
  • Participation
  • Shared planning
  • Shared decision-making and problem solving
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Quality improvement

Trends, issues and barriers

  • Profession-centrism
  • Professional culture
  • Professional cultural change

Team Functioning

  • Group dynamics
  • Team development
  • Team maintenance
  • Teamwork/team effectiveness
  • Interdependent professional relationships

Collaborative Leadership

  • Facilitation
  • Negotiation
  • Shared leadership
  • Consensus building

Knowledge, skills and attitudes for interprofessional collaboration

  • Client-centered care
  • Cultural competence
  • Cultural safety
  • Cultural humility
  • Respect
  • Diversity
  • Critical reflection
  • Interprofessional interaction
    • Confidence
    • Assertiveness
    • Flexibility
    • Shared meaning
    • Trust
    • Consultation and referral
    • Information and communication technology
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the successful student will be able to:

  • Demonstrate the competency and commitment that fosters interprofessional collaborative practice and supports comprehensive cohesive client-centered care.
  • Critically reflect on and demonstrate the knowledge, skills and attitudes that facilitate effective team functioning for the provision of safe client care and improved health outcomes.
  • Demonstrates an understanding of the unique disciplinary contribution of all health professionals, and patients and family in health care planning and decision-making.
  • Reflect on factors that facilitate and constrain interprofessional collaboration in contemporary nursing practice settings and consider implications for the development of interprofessional collaborative practice.
Means of Assessment

The course evaluation is consistent with Douglas College Evaluation Policy.  A course evaluation schedule and other course evaluation information are provided on the Instructor’s Course Outline, which is available to students at the beginning of each semester.  This is a graded course. 

Textbook Materials

Textbooks and Materials to be Purchased by Students:

A list of recommended textbooks and materials is provided on the Instructor’s Course Outline, which is available to students at the beginning of each semester. 

Prerequisites

NURS 2111 AND NURS 2112 AND NURS 2113 AND NURS 2114 AND NURS 2116

Students in the BSN program are required to maintain a passing grade of 65% (C+) in all courses in order to progress in the program.

Corequisites
Which Prerequisite