Standard 13. Collaboration

The registered nurse collaborates with healthcare consumers, family, and others in

the conduct of nursing practice.

Defining Collaboration

• Collaborate as a verb: To work, one with another; to cooperate especially in a joint effort toward a mutual goal.

• Collaboration as a noun: The act of collaborating

Collaboration in Nursing Practice

• Intraprofessional – Nurse to nurse or within the profession

• Interprofessional – Nurse to other professional or between the professions

• Transprofessional – Across professions• Multiprofessional– Involving multiple professions• Nurse–patient, family, community, population• Nurse–agency

Collaborative Reasoning

A consensual approach towards:• The interpretation of examination findings

the setting of goals and priorities• Implementation and progression of

treatment(Edwards, Jones, Higgs, Trede, & Jensen, 2004)

Collaborative Decision-making

• Ethical right to participate in decision-making that affects health.

• Ethical responsibility to obtain informed consents.

• Partnership in decision-making between nurses, other professionals, and patients, families, communities and/or populations.

Common Elements of Collaboration

• Desire for all participants to work together towards a common purpose or goal.

• Belief that all participants are valued.• Embrace the unique perspectives of all

participants.• A strong sense of purpose among participants.• Intentional trust and shared responsibility

among participants.

Nursing Competencies in Collaboration:

Knowledge, Skills, and AttitudesKnowledge:• To assess one’s collaboration expertise• To understand the scope and roles of other

professionalsSkills: • In communication to promote collaboration within

interprofessional• In commitment to lifelong learning and self-

development

Nursing Competencies: Knowledge, Skills, and AttitudesAttitudes:• Respect of the healthcare consumer central to

the collaborative process• Committed to conflict management and

engagement