eaking in general terms is referred to a “style of project management in which everyone on the project team is held responsible for the quality and success of the project. Team based approach recognizes that for the team to become successful, all the members cannot work alone in isolation. Each member must always know and work well with team members and must appreciate their member’s strength and skills” (Rouse, M. 2011). In a hospital, “Team based, is when physicians, nurses, social workers, pharmacists and others work together in new ways. While physicians may service as team leaders, they and other team members share responsibility, authority and mutual goal improving quality while lowering costs” (Butcher, L. 2013).
The patient’s case scenario for this team based is elderly woman, in her early eighty’s’, who’s had both knee replaced. “Knee replacement also known as Knee athroplasty, can help relive pain and restore function in severely knee joints. During knee replacement, a surgeon cuts away damaged bone and cartilage from your thighbone, shinbone and kneecap and replaces it with an artificial joint or metal alloys, high-grade plastics and polymers” (mayoclinic.com. 2013). This patient is at along term care facility and has been living there for a few months since the last knee replacement. Due to the replacements, patient now cannot walk and has no strength in both legs, which has caused major depression. Laying in bed majority of the time has caused bedsores to the buttocks. “Bedsores, also called pressure sores or pressure ulcers, are injuries to skin and underlying tissues that result from prolonged pressure on the skin. Bedsores most often develop on skin that covers bony areas of the body, such as the heel, ankles, hips or buttocks” . Patient also has type 2 diabetes, which is a chronic condition that affects the way your body metabolizes sugar