Question

Define the terms inter-professional and intra-professional communication. Provide examples of one inter-professional and one intra-professional communication that can be easily missed in nursing wards and discuss how this could potentially impact patients care.

Answer 1

Interprofessional communication is communication between health professional and patients, their family.

Example :Health education given by the health professional regarding the disease process of patient.

Another example discharge advice

If we are not providing proper discharge advice to patient especially in post operative advice it adversely affect patients

Interprofessional communication : Communication between nurses.

For example if doctors order the antibiotics to the patient verbally if it is not properly communicate it will affect the patient.