46 Conclusion
For effective team functioning to occur, teams require good team communication, optimization of relationships, collaborative leadership, role clarification and negotiation, and processing of team differences and disagreements. If all these aspects of teamwork are attended to, then a team will be more effective in collaborating for improved health outcomes and quality person-centred care.
The following quote returns us to the learning objective of this chapter: learners will be able to recognize the necessity of interdependent relationships for team functioning, while exploring optimal conditions for success.
“I think for any team to function effectively, we need to have respect, open communication, encouragement and appreciation amongst each other.”
Tiffany Guimond, nursing assistant
Next Steps
We invite you to consider doing the reflection exercise following the reference page before proceeding to the next chapter.
