TABLE 3.
Indicators of interprofessional competency (n = 73), ranked within competency domains.
| Communication | Leadership | Interpersonal relationships and mutual support | Monitoring and situational awareness | Student knowledge | Student skills | ||||||
| Communicates respectfully with all members of the healthcare team | 3.0 | Understands the team structure | 5.5 | Models effective teamwork | 4.9 | Prioritizes actions | 3.7 | Understands interprofessional values and ethics | 1.9 | Self-awareness | 4.0 |
| Effective communication with other professions | 4.0 | Includes patients and family whānau as part of the team | 6.7 | Works in partnership with other healthcare professionals to define/articulate common goals | 6.4 | Monitors status of team’s patient | 4.4 | Develops an accurate/+ sound knowledge base | 2.3 | Cultural safety/Competency to work with difference | 4.4 |
| Engages in debrief | 5.7 | Engages in collaborative leadership | 6.8 | Works collaboratively to improve health outcomes for individuals | 6.9 | Monitors progress toward achievement of goals | 5.0 | Understands group dynamics | 2.9 | Communication | 4.6 |
| Uses closed loop communication or “check back” to verify information | 6.3 | Understands role responsibilities | 7.6 | Understands roles of other health professionals | 6.9 | Complies with policy and procedures | 5.1 | Understands environmental culture | 3.2 | Reflection | 4.8 |
| Understands and uses shared documentation (=) | 6.6 | Engages in practice that maximizes activities of the team | 8.6 | Fosters mutual trust | 7.1 | Monitors context/Triage acuity | 5.3 | Ability to work to strengths | 5.1 | Active listening skills | 5.4 |
| Understands and uses shared terminology (=) | 6.6 | Articulates clear goals/Plan | 8.6 | Respects knowledge and practice of others | 7.3 | Uses strategies to monitor team performance | 5.8 | Engages in shared decision-making | 5.3 | Adaptability | 6.7 |
| Communication that facilitates a shared mental model | 7.2 | Facilitates information sharing | 9.3 | Advocates for the patient (=) | 7.7 | Monitors environmental safety | 6.2 | Develops discipline specific knowledge | 5.4 | Health assessment | 6.8 |
| Engages in case conference/management | 7.3 | Recognizes need to balance workloads in the team | 9.8 | Respects other’s culture/beliefs and values (=) | 7.7 | Monitors fatigue including psychological issues/Stress | 6.3 | Followership –ability to take direction well | 7.7 | ||
| Applies conflict resolution techniques where required | 7.8 | Orientates the team (=) | 10.3 | Facilitates collaboration (=) | 7.7 | Ensures mistakes/Oversights are addressed quickly | 7.1 | Patient history | 8.0 | ||
| Promotes own disciplinary perspective within the team | 8.5 | Understands responsibility for assigning tasks/Responsibilities to team members (=) | 10.3 | Provides patient-centered care | 8.0 | Critically evaluates services delivered | 8.1 | Group facilitation | 8.2 | ||
| Uses only recognized terms and abbreviations when communicating | 8.6 | Provides timely feedback to healthcare team | 10.9 | Works collaboratively to improve health outcomes for populations | 8.9 | “Watches each other’s backs” | 9.2 | Negotiation | 9.4 | ||
| Monitors quality/Efficiency – Reduction in clinical errors | 11.6 | Avoiding bullying/antisocial behavior (actively anti-bullying/Speaking up) | 10.5 | ||||||||
| Focuses on behaviors not personal attributes | 11.9 | Employs strategies to support team functioning | 10.6 | ||||||||
| Understands responsibility for managing/Allocating resources | 12.5 | Develops role awareness | 11.0 | ||||||||
| Facilitates conflict resolution | 12.8 | Anticipates other team members needs | 12.4 | ||||||||
| Anticipates support required | 12.6 | ||||||||||
| Facilitates community and foster a climate where it is expected that assistance will be sought/Offered | 12.6 | ||||||||||
| Collaborates to facilitate smooth transmission between services | 13.3 |
= mean rank (round 3).