Title: Describe the essentials for interactions among the multidisciplinary healthcare team.
Course: Respiratory Therapy I (14061-I) > Section: Developing Effective Communication and Patient Care Skills

Description should include the essentials for interaction during standardized patient handover (i.e., situation-background-assessment-recommendation [SBAR]) and report (e.g., patient condition changes and status), including emergency situations, among the multidisciplinary healthcare team. The healthcare team typically may include

- patients and their families
- physicians
- nurses
- pharmacists
- dietitians
- radiologic technologists
- speech therapists
- physical therapists
- occupational therapists
- case managers
- patient advocates.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why is effective communication essential among members of the healthcare team?
- Why is it vital to communicate patient condition and status when turning a patient over to another modality, area, or shift?
- What principle overrides routine interaction with the healthcare team? Why?