1 What makes an effective team lead, an effective team? What are the major tasks and responsibilities of both? What role does follow-ship play in an effective team? An effective team leader should have the ability to self evaluate so as to know his/her weaknesses so that he/she can delegate those responsibilities to those that are strong at them, so as to fulfill a common goal. An effective team is one where the members feel free to voice their opinions, agree or disagree, but all discussions remain pertinent to the goals of the team. They both have the responsibility towards meeting the goals of the organization and people that they serve. In nursing, they are both responsible for meeting patient satisfaction. Fellowship allows the members to work together and share common values so as to fulfill a common goal. 2 What is TeamSTEPPS, what is purpose, provide an example. How is this beneficial for the patient the staff, and nursing? Go to AGRQ web site, search TeamSTEPPSand watch the video. How do you think implementing TeamSTEPPS will improve quality of care, why and provide an example? TeamSTEPPS is an evidence-based teamwork system to improve communication and teamwork skills among health care professionals. The purpose is to produce highly effective medical teams that optimize the use of information, people, and resources to achieve the best clinical outcomes for patients. For example, having a team of nurses, physicians, CNAs, administrators all assigned to work with patients in the same units of to hospital so as to improve patient satisfaction. The most important benefit is that patient care is provided with a high degree of safety, since this always comes first when providing patient centered care. TeamSTEPPS would help improve communication between physicians and nurses , for example, when a nurse is taking a medication