A good team player

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  1. What are the individual characteristics of a “good team player”? multiple choice

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      Going along with the crowd without objection
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      Sacrificing personal beliefs and values to see your team succeed
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      Follow the directions of management
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      Acceptance of the same conditions as the other members of the team without objection
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      Accept the same patient load as other members of the team
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      Perform the same duties as other members of the team
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      Not to object to or disagree about the direction in which the team is heading
    • 12
      Not to point out weaknesses or lack of logic within the team
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      Sacrifice and or suffer as much as the other members to reach a goal
    • 14
      Other, please list

276 members have participated

I have heard this used here recently. I have also heard it used at staff meetings.

Exactly what does being a good team player/member mean when it comes to nursing?

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Your options sound too bitter and self-sacrificing.

How about:

Pulling your fair share and supporting your team members while advocating for safe patient care and maintaining your professional standards.

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Specializes in Pediatric Rehabilitation.

i agree with kitty

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How about one of the choices being "none of the above". I agree with RNKitty.

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I think I have to agree with Kitty too.

If the qualities you listed are the qualities necessary to be a team player, I guess I wont be part of the team. Being a team asset is one thing, giving up hope that bad situations can't be changed, and just going in the direction that causes the least amount of waves is settling for less than we deserve.

BrandyBSN

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Specializes in NICU, Infection Control.

I with Kitty, too. Teamwork means helping each other get the job done--or, as my mother would say, "Many hands make light work." It tends to be more fun that way, too.:cool:

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I like the words of prmenrs' mom: simple and elegant. Say a lot.

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i think a team player is no more than working together towards a goal. in our case its patient care. this doesnt mean you really have to sacrifice anything, it just means helping out. accepting the same number of patients as everyone else isnt being a team player, sometimes its being a flunkie. team playing, in my mind, is not being a sheep and blindly following the flock. sometimes the flock is headed in the wrong direction.

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Specializes in CV-ICU.

RNKitty started out right. but how about if it's more like this....

It's kind of like the football game I watched today, Wildtime. I was rooting for University of North Dakota (I went there a million years ago!), can't remember who the other team was (Green Valley??????).

A team player can be someone who's down there in the mud with the others, or someone who excels and makes the team something extra special, exceptional, and winners. They will go the extra mile for the benefit of the whole team (and also the patients).

WAY TO GO UND FIGHTING SOUIX!!!!!!!!! (now I hope that the ESPN newscasters and the rest of the world know and remember that UND is not North Dakota State, nor should they confuse the ND on the helmuts as standing for Notre Dame!):D :D :D

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Just to make sure everyone knows. You are not limited to just picking one of these on the poll. You can actually click on all of them, or any combination, although you might have have to go back for each one. That part I am not sure about.

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There are many characteristics that make a good team player, but I think one of the most important ones is being able to communicate effectively. The other day a resident c/o having hematuria. Drs order was written, Start Levoquin 500mg OD after obtaining urine c&s and u/a. Evening nurse started Levoquin, but didn't obtain urine spec's. Ineffective communication on the nurses part. When lines of communication becomes crossed in any way, it has an ill effect on the outcome or the main goal or purpose of team effort.

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