Chapter 2, Problem 4SA

What is the importance of learning to collaborate with other professionals in healthcare? Does interprofessional collaboration affects patient outcomes?

What are the challenges that family caregivers might have while providing care for older family members? What are the services that caregivers can use to reduce caregiving stress?

How can integrating mental health and self-care options into training programs improve healthcare staff retention and job satisfaction?

Can you summarize this paragraph? Any practitioner can do action research because it is conducted in the workplace without disrupting the workflow. The action researcher is a practitioner-researcher who improves their practice, and generates knowledge by describing how they have improved it; therefore, research is not just the domain of those in academia. We don't have to wait for others to conduct research and provide us with new knowledge: we can create new knowledge, transfer it into our practice, and share it with others. Action research empowers the practitioner, benefits patients and often has a positive ripple effect on the entire workplace in terms of elevating practice standards, and boosting morale. There are differing perspectives on action research in various professions, such as nursing, social work and education; it is also evolving to suit the needs of the dental team. The dental team needs more focus on action research that improves oral health by facilitating health…