{"id":585,"date":"2024-04-08T19:44:38","date_gmt":"2024-04-08T23:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=585"},"modified":"2024-04-08T19:48:47","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T23:48:47","slug":"6-2-1","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/chapter\/6-2-1\/","title":{"raw":"6.2.1 Role Clarity and Expectations","rendered":"6.2.1 Role Clarity and Expectations"},"content":{"raw":"Role clarification:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Interdisciplinary team members understand their individual roles and roles of their colleagues<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Is an essential component of high performing teams<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Facilitates effective workflows, communication, and collaboration<\/li>\r\n \t<li>High performing teams have ongoing communication to clarify roles[footnote]Canadian Nurses Association, 2019[\/footnote]<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nCommunication strategies for role clarification:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Formal written communication to team members<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Informal communication strategies<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Team meetings<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Presentations<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nPEPPA Framework:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Provides a framework to guide NP role clarification<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Provides a framework to guide ongoing evaluation of the NP role<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Facilitates the development of the policies and protocols that define pieces of the NP role[footnote]Canadian Interprofessional Health Collaborative, 2010[\/footnote]<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nPotential barriers for achieving NP role clarity:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>The NP role is constantly evolving in response to the changing needs of the population<\/li>\r\n \t<li>NP practice overlaps with the care provided by physicians and nursing<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Varying scopes of practice for NPs<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The LTC homes level of experience working with NPs<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Lack of acceptance by the physicians and other team members<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nPoor role clarity outcomes:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Conflict amongst fellow colleagues<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Duplication in services that increase costs associated with care delivery<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Decreased quality of care because professional roles are not optimized<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Can lead to poor patient health outcomes<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Can cause low job satisfaction and increased turnover[footnote]Brault et al., 2014[\/footnote][footnote]null[\/footnote][footnote]Torrens et al., 2019[\/footnote]<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n&nbsp;","rendered":"<p>Role clarification:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Interdisciplinary team members understand their individual roles and roles of their colleagues<\/li>\n<li>Is an essential component of high performing teams<\/li>\n<li>Facilitates effective workflows, communication, and collaboration<\/li>\n<li>High performing teams have ongoing communication to clarify roles<a class=\"footnote\" title=\"Canadian Nurses Association, 2019\" id=\"return-footnote-585-1\" href=\"#footnote-585-1\" aria-label=\"Footnote 1\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Communication strategies for role clarification:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Formal written communication to team members<\/li>\n<li>Informal communication strategies<\/li>\n<li>Team meetings<\/li>\n<li>Presentations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>PEPPA Framework:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Provides a framework to guide NP role clarification<\/li>\n<li>Provides a framework to guide ongoing evaluation of the NP role<\/li>\n<li>Facilitates the development of the policies and protocols that define pieces of the NP role<a class=\"footnote\" title=\"Canadian Interprofessional Health Collaborative, 2010\" id=\"return-footnote-585-2\" href=\"#footnote-585-2\" aria-label=\"Footnote 2\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[2]<\/sup><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Potential barriers for achieving NP role clarity:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The NP role is constantly evolving in response to the changing needs of the population<\/li>\n<li>NP practice overlaps with the care provided by physicians and nursing<\/li>\n<li>Varying scopes of practice for NPs<\/li>\n<li>The LTC homes level of experience working with NPs<\/li>\n<li>Lack of acceptance by the physicians and other team members<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Poor role clarity outcomes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Conflict amongst fellow colleagues<\/li>\n<li>Duplication in services that increase costs associated with care delivery<\/li>\n<li>Decreased quality of care because professional roles are not optimized<\/li>\n<li>Can lead to poor patient health outcomes<\/li>\n<li>Can cause low job satisfaction and increased turnover<a class=\"footnote\" title=\"Brault et al., 2014\" id=\"return-footnote-585-3\" href=\"#footnote-585-3\" aria-label=\"Footnote 3\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[3]<\/sup><\/a><a class=\"footnote\" title=\"null\" id=\"return-footnote-585-4\" href=\"#footnote-585-4\" aria-label=\"Footnote 4\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[4]<\/sup><\/a><a class=\"footnote\" title=\"Torrens et al., 2019\" id=\"return-footnote-585-5\" href=\"#footnote-585-5\" aria-label=\"Footnote 5\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[5]<\/sup><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr class=\"before-footnotes clear\" \/><div class=\"footnotes\"><ol><li id=\"footnote-585-1\">Canadian Nurses Association, 2019 <a href=\"#return-footnote-585-1\" class=\"return-footnote\" aria-label=\"Return to footnote 1\">&crarr;<\/a><\/li><li id=\"footnote-585-2\">Canadian Interprofessional Health Collaborative, 2010 <a href=\"#return-footnote-585-2\" class=\"return-footnote\" aria-label=\"Return to footnote 2\">&crarr;<\/a><\/li><li id=\"footnote-585-3\">Brault et al., 2014 <a href=\"#return-footnote-585-3\" class=\"return-footnote\" aria-label=\"Return to footnote 3\">&crarr;<\/a><\/li><li id=\"footnote-585-4\">null <a href=\"#return-footnote-585-4\" class=\"return-footnote\" aria-label=\"Return to footnote 4\">&crarr;<\/a><\/li><li id=\"footnote-585-5\">Torrens et al., 2019 <a href=\"#return-footnote-585-5\" class=\"return-footnote\" aria-label=\"Return to footnote 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