Reference no: EM133341829

Nurses on the obstetrics ward at Meridien Medical Center typically conduct an independent assessment of the patient and then report that assessment during an interdisciplinary team meeting. All members of the team have agreed that these meetings are important for continuity of care and analysis of complex cases. On this particular day, Mark, a seasoned nurse on the unit, provides information about his patients during the meeting. The physician in attendance interrupts Mark and indicates that Mark should hurry up because she needs to be elsewhere helping patients. As Mark is leaving the meeting, he hears the physician say to a colleague, I am going to complete an assessment anyway. Mark ends up feeling like his work is not appreciated and that the physician is only going to the team meetings out of contractual obligation.

How do you support Mark and restore the spirit of interdisciplinary collaboration?