You are now in the third week of working on the Practicum Change Project.  So far, you have refined your change project and chosen a change theory to organize your approach to the project. Now, let's begin work on week 3 of the Practicum Change Project! This week your instructor has assigned you to seek input on the possible change from stakeholders, attend a multidisciplinary team meeting, and interview a leader from another clinical discipline. Part I: Observation Attend a multidisciplinary team meeting. Observe the communication skills used by the team leader and the group process. Consider the following questions as you observe the meeting: Who served as the team leader? What leadership style did you observe? How well did the team work together? Was there group conflict? If so, how was it resolved? Were there any outcomes from the group meeting? Did you see evidence-based care or decisions during your observation? How was nursing involved in the multidisciplinary group? Part II: Interview Interview a leader at least one level above your current or immediate past position from another clinical discipline (pharmacy, respiratory, case management, social work, medicine—not nursing). Ask the following questions: How would you describe your leadership style? What communication skills do you use? What conflicts have you had to manage in the last 3 months ? What techniques and strategies do you use to work together to promote multidisciplinary teamwork? Part III:  Discussion Identify ways in which you collaborated with other professionals regarding your activities. Think about the stakeholders impacted by the change. How can the change theory you have chosen influence the success of a change project? How can the multidisciplinary team of leaders impact the change project? What is the best way to communicate the change within the agency? APA format 250 to 350 words. Support your response with references from the professional nursing literature. Learning Resources Prior Knowledge Technology has certainly changed how people communicate both personally and professionally. How much time do you spend on electronic communications such as e-mail, IM, chatting, and social networking sites like Twitter or Facebook? Many individuals no longer send hand-written birthday cards, holiday greetings, or thank-you notes through the postal service. A great deal of communication is now done electronically. Reflect on your use of electronic communication. What are the benefits of this type of communication? What are the drawbacks? How do you address the drawbacks in your professional communications? Required Resources This page contains the Learning Resources for this week. Be sure to scroll down the page to see all of the assigned resources for this week. To view this week's media resources, please use the streaming media player below. Media Video: Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2010). Leadership competencies in nursing and healthcare: Communicat.

1. You are now in the third week of working on the Practicum
Change Project. So far, you have refined your change project
and chosen a change theory to organize your approach to the
project.
Now, let's begin work on week 3 of the Practicum Change
Project!
This week your instructor has assigned you to seek input on the
possible change from stakeholders, attend a multidisciplinary
team meeting, and interview a leader from another clinical
discipline.
Part I: Observation
Attend a multidisciplinary team meeting. Observe the
communication skills used by the team leader and the group
process. Consider the following questions as you observe the
meeting:
Who served as the team leader? What leadership style did you
observe?
How well did the team work together?
Was there group conflict? If so, how was it resolved?
Were there any outcomes from the group meeting?
Did you see evidence-based care or decisions during your
observation?
How was nursing involved in the multidisciplinary group?
Part II: Interview
Interview a leader at least one level above your current or
immediate past position from another clinical discipline
(pharmacy, respiratory, case management, social work,
medicine—not nursing). Ask the following questions:
How would you describe your leadership style?
What communication skills do you use?
What conflicts have you had to manage in the last 3 months
?
What techniques and strategies do you use to work together to
promote multidisciplinary teamwork?
Part III: Discussion

2. Identify ways in which you collaborated with other
professionals regarding your activities.
Think about the stakeholders impacted by the change. How can
the change theory you have chosen influence the success of a
change project?
How can the multidisciplinary team of leaders impact the
change project?
What is the best way to communicate the change within the
agency?
APA format 250 to 350 words.
Support your response with references from the professional
nursing literature.
Learning Resources
Prior Knowledge
Technology has certainly changed how people communicate
both personally and professionally. How much time do you
spend on electronic communications such as e-mail, IM,
chatting, and social networking sites like Twitter or Facebook?
Many individuals no longer send hand-written birthday cards,
holiday greetings, or thank-you notes through the postal service.
A great deal of communication is now done electronically.
Reflect on your use of electronic communication. What are the
benefits of this type of communication? What are the
drawbacks? How do you address the drawbacks in your
professional communications?
Required Resources
This page contains the Learning Resources for this week. Be
sure to scroll down the page to see all of the assigned resources
for this week. To view this week's media resources, please use
the streaming media player below.
Media
Video: Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2010).
Leadership competencies in nursing and healthcare:
Communication, teamwork, and managing conflict

3. . Baltimore: Author.
Note:
The approximate length of this media piece is 21 minutes.
In the fast-paced world of nursing and health care, accurate
communication is vital. This week, the experts discuss the
importance of communication within an organization, for
leadership and for the quality of patient care.
Readings
Course Text:
Effective Leadership and Management in Nursing
(8th ed.)
Chapter 8, "Thinking Critically, Making Decisions, Solving
Problems"
In Chapter 8, the authors look at the various stages of critical
thinking and the creative process and how they should be used
in problem solving. They also examine how to analyze a
problem to determine which strategies should be employed and
how to problem-solve in groups.
Chapter 9, "Communicating Effectively"
In Chapter 9, the authors look at the various communication
techniques leaders use to get their points across to a wide range
of audiences. The chapter helps explain some of the
complexities leaders face when trying to communicate a similar
message to colleagues at, above, and below their professional
level, as well as to people of different cultural backgrounds.
Chapter 11, "Building and Managing Teams"
This chapter examines nursing leadership when working with
teams. It reviews several common challenges teams face and
how leaders can encourage cooperation in order for the team to
be successful. This chapter provides leadership strategies for
forming an effective team, managing meetings, planning tasks,
and completing these tasks.
Chapter 12, "Handling Conflict"
Chapter 12 begins with an observation that not all conflict is
negative—rather, if handled properly, conflict can lead to an
interchange of ideas that can produce positive and unexpected

4. results. The chapter also provides a self-examination that asks
you to look at personal obstacles that hinder positive conflict.
Conflict management rules and strategies are also addressed in
this chapter.
Losa Iglesias, M., & Becerro De Bengoa Vallejo, R. (2012).
Conflict resolution styles in the nursing profession.
Contemporary Nurse: A Journal For The Australian Nursing
Profession, 43
(1), 73-80
Report: Institute of Medicine Shaping the Future for Health
(2000).
Crossing the quality chasm: A new health system for the 21st
century.
Retrieved from
http://www.iom.edu/~/media/Files/Report%20Files/2001/Crossi
ng-the-Quality-
Chasm/Quality%20Chasm%202001%20%20report%20brief.ashx
Review this report brief of the IOM's publication
Crossing the Quality Chasm
, and focus on strategies the organization suggests for
improving health care delivery, including interdisciplinary
collaboration.