Table of Contents
Communication, Collaboration, and Teamwork
among Health Care Professionals . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
I. Introduction to the Field
of Health Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
II. Theoretical Approaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
III. Collaboration in Heath Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
A. Nurse-Physician Collaboration . . . . . . . . . . . 5
B. Nurse Practitioner-Physician Collaboration . . 6
C. Social Worker-Physician Collaboration . . . . . 6
D. Pharmacist-Physician Collaboration . . . . . . . 7
E. Physician-Physician Collaboration . . . . . . . . 7
IV. Health Care Teams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
A. Defining Hospital Teamwork . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
B. Effectiveness of Health Care Teams . . . . . . .10
C. Communication and Conflict in Teams . . . . .10
D. Role Overlap on Teams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
V. Perspective and
Suggestions for Further Research . . . . . . . . . . .12
A. Teams in Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
B. Informal Backstage Communication . . . . . . .13
C. Power and the Culture of Medicine . . . . . . . .14
Afterword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Additional Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Book Reviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Journals Received . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Newsletters Received . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Obituary: Rev. Jean Desautels, S.J. . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Recommended Citation
Ellingson, Laura L.
(2002)
"Communication, Collaboration, and Teamwork among Health Care Professionals,"
Communication Research Trends: Vol. 21:
No.
3, Article 1.
Available at:
https://scholarcommons.scu.edu/crt/vol21/iss3/1