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Integrating students into interdisciplinary teams: extending the caring circle
1Department of Nursing, Drake University, Des Moines, IA 50311, USA.
Seminars for Nurse Managers
|March 30, 1999
Summary
Interdisciplinary teams are vital for modern healthcare. A "caring circle" approach integrates students, fostering relationships through shared knowledge, practices, and values to improve team function and outcomes.
Area of Science:
- Healthcare delivery science
- Interprofessional education
- Team dynamics in health professions
Background:
- 21st-century healthcare faces complex delivery challenges.
- A skilled future healthcare workforce is crucial for optimal patient outcomes.
- Integrating students into interdisciplinary teams is key to workforce development.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe a
- caring circle
- approach for interdisciplinary teams.
- To highlight how this model benefits student learning and overall team function.
- To outline strategies for implementing the caring circle framework.
Main Methods:
- The article proposes a relational model for interdisciplinary teams.
- Focuses on building connections through shared knowledge, practices, and values.
- Discusses practical strategies for fostering a
- caring circle
- environment.
Main Results:
- The
- caring circle
- approach enhances student learning experiences.
- It strengthens relationships and collaboration within interdisciplinary teams.
- Shared knowledge, practices, and values are identified as key components for success.
Conclusions:
- The
- caring circle
- model offers a structured way to integrate students into healthcare teams.
- This approach supports the development of a competent and collaborative future health workforce.
- Implementing this model can lead to improved team dynamics and potentially better health care delivery.
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