TeamSTEPPS Fundamentals Course: Module 2
Teams and Teamwork Exercise Sheet
TeamSTEPPS is a teamwork system developed jointly by the Department of Defense (DoD)and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to improve institutional collaboration and communication relating to patient safety.
Instructions:
Write down the names (or positions) of the people in your immediate work area or unit who contribute to the success in providing care for your patients. If you are not clinical at present, complete this exercise as if you worked in the Operating Room, Emergency Room, Labor and Delivery, a medial or surgical ward, or a Family Practice Clinic. (Choose one.)
A. Contributors
Name _____________________________________ Title ______________________________
B. What is the Goal of your unit or work area?
C. What elements or characteristics make the group a team... or could make them a team?
