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This is an example of where the need for a diverse team already exists, so creating the framework for the team to produce its optimal output in an efficient manner is the definition of success. [13] Often measuring the productivity benefits of team diversity can be difficult due to the many factors present in teams, especially among knowledge ...
Cultural competence is a practice of values and attitudes that aims to optimize the healthcare experience of patients with cross cultural backgrounds. [7] Essential elements that enable organizations to become culturally competent include promoting diversity, being conscious of the dynamics inherent when cultures interact, having institutionalized cultural knowledge, and having developed ...
A team composed of members from diverse functional backgrounds are exposed to broader range of perspectives and knowledge. Functionally diverse teams can spread its members across different functions, which could lead to positive team performance (Chattopadhyay, Glick, Miller & Huber, 1999). [9]
A healthcare research study "Maximizing Team Performance: The Critical Role of the Nurse Leader" [11] examined the role of nursing leaders in facilitating the development of high performing change teams using the Tuckman model of group development as a guiding framework.
In the United States, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are organizational frameworks that seek to promote the fair treatment and full participation of all people, particularly groups who have historically been underrepresented or subject to discrimination based on identity or disability. [1]
Research seems to suggest that diversity may have a positive effect on performance, but a more negative effect on behavioral outcomes, such as team member turnover. [24] The inconsistency of the results of research on the impact of diversity in teams on team functioning is due to the focus of most studies on a single characteristic. [25]
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) published an overview of many different models as well as research that supports them. [5] These are the key features of collaborative care models: Integration of mental health professionals in primary care medical settings; Close collaboration between mental health and medical/nursing providers
Just as in the team nursing, the team leader in the modular nursing is accountable for all patient care and is responsible for providing leadership for team members and creating a cooperative work environment. The concept of modular nursing calls for a smaller group of staff providing care for a smaller group of patients.