Implementing an Interdisciplinary Plan: Strategies for Success
As a current or future nurse leader, you may be called upon to present to stakeholders and leadership about projects that you have been involved in or wish to implement. The ability to communicate a plan—and potential implications of not pursuing such a plan—to stakeholders effectively can be critically important in creating awareness and buy-in, as well as building your personal and professional brand in your organization. It is equally important that you know how to create compelling presentations for others' delivery and ensure that they convey the same content you would deliver if you were the presenter.
You are encouraged to complete the Evidence-Based Practice: Basics and Guidelines activity before you develop the presentation. This activity consists of six questions that will create the opportunity to check your understanding of the fundamentals of evidence-based practice as well as ways to identify EBP in practice. The information gained from completing this formative will help promote success in the Stakeholder Presentation and demonstrate courseroom engagement—it requires just a few minutes of your time and is not graded.
Competency 1: Explain strategies for managing human and financial resources to promote organizational health.
o Explain how the interdisciplinary plan could be implemented and how the human and financial resources would be managed.
• Competency 2: Explain how interdisciplinary collaboration can be used to achieve desired patient and systems outcomes.
o Explain an organizational or patient issue for which a collaborative interdisciplinary team approach would help achieve a specific improvement goal.
• Competency 3: Describe ways to incorporate evidence-based practice within an interdisciplinary team.
o Summarize an evidence-based interdisciplinary plan to address an organizational or patient issue.
o Propose evidence-based criteria that could be used to evaluate the degree to which the project was successful in achieving the improvement goal.
• Competency 5: Apply professional, scholarly, evidence-based communication strategies to impact patient, interdisciplinary team, and systems outcomes.
o Slides are easy to read and error free. Detailed speaker notes are provided.
o Organize content with clear purpose/goals and with relevant and evidence-based sources (published within 5 years) with an APA formatted reference list with few errors.
Implementing an Interdisciplinary Plan: Strategies for Success
Introduction
As a nurse leader, it is crucial to be able to effectively communicate your plans and projects to stakeholders and leadership. This not only helps create awareness and buy-in but also builds your personal and professional brand within the organization. In this presentation, we will discuss the implementation of an interdisciplinary plan, the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration, and ways to incorporate evidence-based practice within an interdisciplinary team.
Slide 1: Importance of Interdisciplinary Collaboration
Explain the significance of interdisciplinary collaboration in achieving desired patient and systems outcomes.
Highlight the benefits of bringing together professionals from different disciplines to address complex organizational or patient issues.
Emphasize the need for effective communication, shared decision-making, and mutual respect among team members.
Slide 2: Organizational or Patient Issue Requiring Interdisciplinary Approach
Identify a specific organizational or patient issue that would benefit from a collaborative interdisciplinary team approach.
Discuss the challenges associated with the issue and how an interdisciplinary team can help overcome them.
Illustrate how the team’s diverse expertise and perspectives can lead to more comprehensive and innovative solutions.
Slide 3: Evidence-Based Interdisciplinary Plan
Summarize an evidence-based interdisciplinary plan to address the identified organizational or patient issue.
Explain the rationale behind the plan and how it aligns with current best practices and research evidence.
Describe the specific interventions or strategies that the interdisciplinary team would implement to achieve the improvement goal.
Slide 4: Implementation Strategies and Resource Management
Outline how the interdisciplinary plan would be implemented, including the roles and responsibilities of team members.
Discuss strategies for managing human and financial resources to support the implementation of the plan.
Highlight the importance of effective leadership, communication, and collaboration in ensuring the success of the plan.
Slide 5: Evaluation of Project Success
Propose evidence-based criteria that could be used to evaluate the degree to which the project was successful in achieving the improvement goal.
Discuss the importance of ongoing monitoring and evaluation to identify areas for improvement and ensure sustainability.
Emphasize the value of feedback from stakeholders and team members in refining and enhancing future interdisciplinary projects.
Slide 6: Conclusion
Summarize the key points discussed in the presentation.
Reinforce the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration, evidence-based practice, and effective resource management in achieving desired outcomes.
Encourage stakeholders and leadership to support and embrace interdisciplinary approaches for addressing complex organizational or patient issues.
Speaker Notes
Detailed speaker notes are provided for each slide to guide the presenter in delivering the content effectively. These notes should include additional information, examples, and explanations that complement the information on each slide.
References
Ensure that all sources used in the presentation are cited appropriately using APA format. Include a reference list at the end of the presentation with relevant and evidence-based sources published within the last five years. This demonstrates the use of current research and best practices in developing the content of the presentation.