Benefits Of Interprofessional Collaboration

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In order to fully understand the impact of interprofessional collaboration, one must evaluate how intraprofessional collaboration can bring about a unified standard for the promotion of the nursing profession as a whole. The interprofessional collaboration requires each individual nurse, regardless of degree or role, to evaluate how the care delivered can be presented to other professionals. The key to interprofessional collaboration is effective, and objective communication. For example, when nurses are able to articulate what their role in health care, then the credibility of nursing increases. Interprofessional education promotes understanding and cooperation between different disciplines of the health care field. When professionals, such as doctors, nurse practitioners and pharmacists, work together utilizing effective communication skills, then patient safety is increased. Interprofessional collaboration has brought about electronic prescribing standards that decrease medication errors, increased patient safety and quality of health care received by patients. The promotion of …show more content…
Currently, nurse practitioners are limited to assessing, diagnosing and providing support for the treatment of addiction. Some medications can be prescribed by NPs. However, nurse practitioners are prohibited to prescribe specific, yet effective medications for medication assisted treatment (MAT). Interprofessional collaboration is essential to the promotion of access to care for patients with addiction. While advocating for nurse practitioners, the Tennessee Nurse’s Association replied that there is opposition to nurse practitioners by the Tennessee Medical Association. This is an excellent opportunity to utilize interprofessional education, collaboration and practice to promote access to care for the opioid epidemic that is especially rampant in rural