title: Teambuilding.
abstract: The term "team" is often used in healthcare to describe a work group. But what really makes a team? Three critical elements are involved in the development of a team: goal setting, establishing ground rules, and role clarification. Becoming a "team" will not, however, solve every performance problem or enhance all results. Effective teams can develop in settings where nurses are committed to a common purpose, everyone believes in the goal, roles are clearly defined, and trust is present.
authors.affiliation: Endoscopy and Minmor Surgery Department, Fairview Southdale Hospital, Edina, MN, USA. klaing@visi.com
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Laing
mesh_terms: D016145:Endoscopy, Digestive System / Q000451:nursing*; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D009736:Nursing Process; D009746:Nursing, Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000592:standards*; D011340:Problem Solving; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care