Domain 7: Collaborate with and coordinate care within the interprofessional team:
This domain acknowledges how nurses work with patients, families, and other healthcare professionals to promote and encourage each person’s contributions, ensuring person-centered, coordinated care. Nurses are instrumental in facilitating communication within the team, negotiating perspectives, monitoring quality, and managing breakdowns. They also demonstrate clinical leadership by initiating interprofessional team meetings in the patient’s and family’s best interests.