[Yolande Nomdo]

#89601

To use the team approach has the following advantages on patient and family;it improves care by increasing coordination of services, especially for complex problems. Integrades health care for a wide range of problems and needs. Empowers active participation in care and it uses time more efficiently. For health care professionals it increases professional satisfaction,enables practitioners to learn new skills and approaches, encourage innovation and offers mutual support in dealing with complex situations

[Yolande Nomdo]

#89602

Palliative care is provided by an interdisciplinary team. Palliative care provides holistic care to the patient and family. The team needs to cooperate and communicate in order to meet the goals of improved patient and service outcome.Different team members bring different skills and knowledge to the team. A team is a group who work together towards a goal, utilizing their the strength of different role player’s.If team members don’t collaborate and have good communication,it can cause stress and burnout on some of the team members.

[Yolande Nomdo]

#89604

Personal care or self-care is very important.Individuals need to identify or recognize signs of stress, fatigue or burnout in order to be able to deal with it. Effective stress management is vital.Effective caregivers must have the ability to care for themselves.Caring for dying children and their families can be stressful and challenging. Palliative care team members must utilize good self-care and learn various strategies to prevent or overcome the effects of stress.It is crucial to to maintain therapeutic relationships.Team members must be able to balance their professional and private lives. Staff must learn to set their own personal limits, avoiding over involvement,maintaining open communication.

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