Lack of communication among interprofessional team - case study

The case well remembered is one patient case where communication was lacking among the interprofessional team. The patient was an elderly gentleman admitted to the hospital for pneumonia. He was on a medical floor, and his primary nurse was very busy with other patients. The patient's wife worried about him and wanted to be updated on his condition frequently. However, the nurse could not keep her updated as often as she would like (Lockeman et al., 2021). As a result, the wife became frustrated and began to feel like she was not being heard. The nurse and the wife ended up having a few arguments, which only worsened the situation. Eventually, the wife decided to take her husband home against medical advice. In this case, communication among the interprofessional team was lacking, leading to a negative outcome for the patient.