Collaborative home practice: nursing and occupational therapy ensure appropriate medication administration.
Interdisciplinary collaboration in home healthcare practice can help to generate successful outcomes for patients. However, effective collaboration requires that disciplines have a thorough understanding of team members' respective roles, use their team members' expertise effectively, and have a willingness to work together to solve problems and integrate interventions. In this case study, nursing and occupational therapy collaborated to maximize one patient's independence in medication administration.
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Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Allied Health, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans 70112, USA.
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D000368:Aged; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000451:nursing; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009788:Occupational Therapy / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012646:Self Administration / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing