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.
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