Team Dynamics Flashcard 1

C. Rationale: A clear message is concise, direct, and to the point, understandable, and voiced in a controlled tone and volume.

B. Rationale: Effective team communication is key to appropriate resuscitation. Team members should never remain silent if they notice inappropriate care. However, effective communicating requires addressing the team member directly and telling them of the error. It is always necessary to stop inappropriate care that could be detrimental to a patient. While you should speak clearly and confidently, avoid yelling without addressing the change needed as it is not helpful. While it is important to provide feedback at the debriefing meeting, there is a need for immediate feedback at this time to ensure no harm to the patient.

A. Rationale: The team leader must be aware of the abilities and scope of practice of each team member. If their roles are unclear, team members tend to perform a certain task over and over. The team leader will observe important missing tasks. Sometimes a team member will be multitasking even though there are enough team members present in the scene. A team leader knows how to delegate and is capable of encouraging team members to also participate in leadership.

C. Rationale: Closed-loop communication is a technique in communication skills that avoids misunderstandings during the delivery of vital information.

B. Rationale: The medications team member inserts an IV or IO line in the patient. Each member of the team has a specific role in an arrest scenario.

C. Rationale: Exhibiting mutual respect defines how each team member should behave and requires a show of mutual respect to prevent animosity between members and a disruption of team efforts.

B. Rationale: The communication skill used in this scenario would be a constructive intervention that directs team members to openly inform another team member of a pending mistake.

C. Rationale: The members of a 6-person high-performance advanced cardiac life support team include the following (1) compressor, (2) AED/monitor/defibrillator, (3) airway, (4) team leader, (5) IV medications, and (6) timer/recorder.

C. Rationale: There are eight techniques for successful communication before, during, and after performing resuscitation. These include: (1) being clear about roles and responsibilities, (2) knowing limitations, (3) performing constructive intervention, (4) communicating knowledge and sharing, (5) summarizing and re-evaluating, (6) using closed-loop communication, (7) using clear messages, and (8) practicing mutual respect.

D. Rationale: The priority-based multiple-rescuer response protocol provides a seamless transition of roles as each team member arrives on the scene. Before participating in the resuscitation, each team member has already been assigned their roles. However, it is possible that not all team members will arrive on the scene at the same time. Therefore, the leader prioritizes the sequence of events, particularly following the Circulation-Airway-Breathing sequence/order of importance. Roles are then adjusted as each member arrives on the scene.