Ivy Tech Fundamentals of Nursing Test 1 Practice 2026 – The Complete All-in-One Resource for Exam Success!

Teamwork and Collaboration focuses on functioning effectively within nursing and inter-professional teams. The best behavior is fostering open communication, mutual respect, and shared decision-making to achieve quality patient care because collaboration ensures accurate information sharing, values every team member’s input, and aligns care decisions with the collective expertise of the team. Working independently, leaving decisions to one person, or avoiding shared decision-making undermine team-based care and patient safety, which is why those behaviors don’t fit this concept.