please respond to the following dission post. Please read and respond to at least two of your peers’ initial postings. You may want to consider the following questions in your responses to your peers:
- Compare and contrast your initial posting with those of your peers.
- How are they similar or how are they different?
- What information can you add that would help support the responses of your peers?
- Ask your peers a question for clarification about their post.
- What most interests you about their responses? please use peer reviewed articles.
Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format.
Identify one strength you observed from the collaborative meeting.
One strength that I observed from the collaborative meeting was the mutual respect that was given to every member of the team. Each member of the team provided input in the care of the patient and areas that posed a risk to the patients health. The members individual observations were discussed from the perspective of making the patients health better. Hejazi et al. (2026) reports that mutual respect was one of three essential components for collaborative practice among interdisciplinary staff. Collaborative practice that is effective can reduce errors and enhance patient care (Hejazi et al., 2026). Fostering effective collaborative practices using the strength of all members of the team, helps to improve teamwork and patient care.
Identify one opportunity for improvement that you observed from the collaborative meeting.
One opportunity for improvement that I observed during the collaborative meeting was not being prepared on the one patients labs. As that was an important part of the patients care and progression from IV to oral anticoagulants. This was an area that could have been better. Also, I found that leaving the meeting early was not ideal. This could be improved by having a set time every day or week, to meet so that the team members do not schedule other meetings during the collaborative meeting time.
Briefly describe your current practice setting, including your role and practice population.
Currently, I work at an outpatient hematology/oncology clinic as a nurse practitioner. Our population of patients include cancers and hematological disorders that are 18 and older. I am responsible for the care of patients on chemotherapy treatment, new diagnosis workup, and hematological issues. I am currently the only provider in my clinic who provides outpatient bone marrow biopsy.
Provide one example of a collaborative care process you have observed in your practice setting OR describe an example of an opportunity where a collaborative care strategy could be implemented to improve outcomes.
The best example of collaborative care at my practice is tumor board. Tumor board is a multidisciplinary meeting that typically is comprised of radiologist, pathologists, medical oncologist, radiation oncologists, surgeons, nurse navigator, and trial managers. The make up of this collaborative care meeting is different from facility to facility depending on the size and available specialties that treat cancer (Specchia et al., 2020). Tumor boards can be conducted in prospective or retrospective approach, each has their own benefit to the care of cancer patients (Specchia et al., 2020). The tumor board at our facility is most often completed retrospectively, as it occurs typically after the patient has started treatment but before they are finished with treatment. Occasionally, we will have a patient that is presented prior to receiving treatment. This multidisciplinary approach and collaboration helps to improve patient outcomes and healthcare processes (Specchia et al., 2020). Collaboration in this manner helps to ensure that all specialties involved in the patients care understand the course of treatment from prospective surgery date, expected start or completion date of chemotherapy or radiation, open trials, logistically issues such as transportation, and other potential problems. The patient is allowed to come to the tumor board while their case if being discussed, however, I have not seen a patient attend our meetings. This collaboration is an important part of cancer care.
References
Hejazi, M. E., Alizadeh-dizaj, G., Khoshsirat, S., Raoofi, S., & Akbar, J. B. (2026). Exploring collaborative strategies to improve patient safety in healthcare organizations: A qualitative study. PLoS One, 21(1), 12.
Specchia, M. L., Frisicale, E. M., Carini, E., Di Pilla, A., Cappa, D., Barbara, A., Ricciardi, W., & Damiani, G. (2020). The impact of tumor board on cancer care: Evidence from an umbrella review. BMC Health Services Research, 20(1), Article 73.