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Rehabilitation Team Disagreement: Guidelines for Resolution
Author(s) -
Savage Teresa A.,
Parson John,
Zollman Felise,
Kirschner Kristi L.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
pmandr
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.617
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1934-1563
pISSN - 1934-1482
DOI - 10.1016/j.pmrj.2009.09.017
Subject(s) - rehabilitation , function (biology) , resolution (logic) , plan (archaeology) , medicine , nursing , psychology , medical education , applied psychology , physical therapy , computer science , history , archaeology , artificial intelligence , evolutionary biology , biology
Rehabilitation care is provided by interdisciplinary teams including physicians, nurses, therapists, social workers, psychologists, and others. When there is disagreement or miscommunication among team members, progress toward patient goals can be thwarted. This paper will discuss differing models by which teams function, and what happens when a nonphysician member of the team disagrees with the plan of care. An analysis of the ethical issues embedded in two cases will be presented, and suggestions for resolution of team disagreement will be recommended.