Table 3 Facilitators for developing an interprofessional learning culture
From: Facilitators for developing an interprofessional learning culture in nursing homes: a scoping review
Categories | Facilitators |
|---|---|
Shared language | - Consult with colleagues within your own discipline, in other disciplines and   outside your organisation - Use a communication protocol - Improve communication skills regarding residents - Create and develop new relationships - Focus on how to communicate - Focus on a shared language - Use name badges |
Shared goals | - Create a common vision - Use a framework (e.g., function-focused care) |
Clear tasks and responsibilities | - Have well-known tasks and responsibilities for all professionals on a team - Use the nurse to communicate to the physician(s) - Have transparent definitions of tasks - Use formal time schedules to discuss each other’s roles - Have clear roles |
Learning and sharing knowledge | - Deliver training to improve knowledge about how to collaborate interprofessionally - Develop knowledge and associated skills about culture change - Work with Evidence Based Practice (EBP), discuss care rationales and share knowledge - Use a preliminary care model or a change cycle - Use knowledge to identify residents’ issues - Guide the learning activities - Structure learning activities - Improve skills and support |
Work approaches | - Contextualise the nursing home as a site for learning and innovation - Work with a holistic approach and continuous assessment - Focus on practical information about how to guide people - Use practice-based learning opportunities - Take time to focus on the resident - Use a systematic approach |
The frontline manager facilitating and supporting change and creativity | - Frontline managers must have innovative solutions - Frontline managers must have clear leadership |
An open attitude | - Pay attention to social and formal processes - Have an open and flexible way of working - Have a natural attitude and be involved |
A safe, respectful and transparent environment | - Use a concept to focus on safety (e.g., the Team Psychological Safety Concept) - Have an open and transparent perspective on each other - Appreciate and respect each other - Create an environment in which people feel safe - Listen to each other’s opinions - Negotiate respectfully - Create a safe team climate |