Written Assignment:

Please answer the following questions and cite all references in APA format. Make sure to provide detailed information and examples.

1. Evaluate the meaning of coordination and how it applies to the healthcare team. Make sure to include non-patient and patient information systems. What roadblocks can get in the way?

2. Using your own examples, compare and contrast the upward and downward, horizontal, vertical and diagonal communication processes.

3. Determine the potential complications of the use of social media among healthcare workers?

4. Based on your reading in Chapter 6, summarize the legal aspects of the following case study? Make sure to discuss all of the important terms discussed in the text (liability, malpractice, negligence, etc).

A nurse assisting in a surgical procedure at High Mountain Hospital fails to remove a surgical sponge before the surgeon closes the incision. The patient experienced abdominal pain and additional surgery was needed to correct the mistake.

In your opinion and based on what you learned this week, summarize what you believe is effective communication in the healthcare organization. Suggest how you would enforce this communication among all types of personalities?