Identify best practice interdisciplinary collaboration strategies to help a team

Moreover, healthcare providers present at that particular time were confused about opting between two options as the patient was having pains for the normal delivery but she was not in the state of handling that. In such a situation, the midwife suggested that they all should go for a c-section as the patient has a previous history of stillbirths and normal delivery can exert an excessive strain on the baby’s state. The nurse and anesthetist also agreed upon it. The gynecologist was monitoring the heartbeat of the baby continuously which had started to drop. All the healthcare providers concluded that a C-section is the only effective and safe option for this lady. The obstetrician made the woman understand politely that “it’s all about your baby. You need to be strong for her.”

The woman understood it and agreed to a c-section. All of them were extremely careful during the operation because the patient was aged and the baby was at high risk of death.

After an operation of one hour, a healthy baby boy was delivered with normal organ functionalities. The mother also regained her consciousness after one hour and when she saw her baby for the first time, all the pain vanished. The healthcare providers were also very happy with their success. Their timely monitoring, management, and strong teamwork delivered the baby safely to the world.

Identification of the Issue

It is evident from the above incident that unity and collaboration are the most needed thing among healthcare workers to have the best medical outcomes.

In this situation, the interdisciplinary collaboration worked the most as there were different healthcare workers from different departments were present. Other than collaboration, time management, past knowledge, and efficient monitoring worked the most for saving the life of the patient. In this particular healthcare scenario, the interdisciplinary frameworks that were used were shared decision-making and an evidence-based interdisciplinary approach.

In shared decision-making, all the interdisciplinary workers in the healthcare setting worked and decided collaboratively on the patient’s condition. The team decides who will be making the final decisions and holds it accountable (Légaré et al., 2018).

In an evidence-based interdisciplinary approach, the collaboration and communication between the healthcare workers have the best positive outcome for the patient. In this approach, the knowledge and skills are shared among different disciplines and areas of the healthcare setting (Tobi & Kampen, 2017).

The particular reason for supporting these approaches is that the patient’s condition was in an extreme emergency, it was about two lives i.e. mother and the baby. So, the best approach for this would be timely decision-making based on the knowledge and skill set of the workers. The midwife based on her previous knowledge and experience suggested the approach which was approved by a gynecologist and acted upon immediately.

During this entire scenario, teamwork, effective communication, and critical handling were required which helped in bringing a positive outcome for the patient. Moreover, trust and confidence worked most for the collaborative efforts of the team