As a future healthcare provider, it is extremely important to be able to collaborate and work with other professionals on a day to day basis. Prior to graduating nursing school, one learns useful collaboration techniques through clinical, however, it does provide as much experience as we will need for the near future. For this reason, in order to work on collaboration and teamwork, one must complete group research projects to learn how to work together to achieve a common goal. This semester our clinical group is working together to analyze Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI’s) on our floor since the focus of our unit is nephrology. Throughout this project, we will work together by brainstorming during clinical and communicating how the work will be divided among all group members. This might appeal to certain group members strengths or potentially be the fairest way of determining that all group members are putting in equal and adequate effort into the assignment. In order to be consistent in terms of planning, a communication system will have to be established.

Since we all see each other at least once a week, we will be able to discuss and improve our communication and how we sort out assignments in person rather than over message. Though technology is very useful when we are all unable to meet and discuss assignments, sometimes questions and explanations can be interpreted the wrong way which can cause significant confusion among group members. Overall, it can be simpler to take a few minutes after clinical to discuss what needs to be done and if assistance is needed in resolving conflict, our clinical instructor can assist as well in facilitating discussion. In terms of other conflicts like failure to agree on a final product, this can be discussed among all group members and a consensus can be reached if everyone is open and honest about what they believe will benefit the group as well as open to compromise. In terms of benefits, I believe this project will encourage collaboration and teamwork which are both essential parts of working in the health care field. This will teach us useful research skills for future practice and encourage us to not only benefit ourselves but the hospital and health care system as a whole.