Healthcare Teams Paper“All healthcare disciplines share a common and primary commitment to serving the patient and working towards the ideal of health for all.” (American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 2014, p. 1) There are many different professional members in the healthcare system. They each have a specialty and specific responsibility towards the patient and play an important role in the patient's overall care plan. “The healthcare field requires healthcare professionals to work collaboratively and with other related disciplines. Collaboration comes from understanding and appreciating the roles and contributions that each discipline makes to the care delivery experience.” (American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 2014, p. 1) To provide the best patient care possible, nurses must work together, known as an intradisciplinary team. They must also collaborate with other members of the healthcare team, called an interdisciplinary team. “The nurse's ability to collaborate with patients, families, and multi- and intradisciplinary health professionals in effectively resolving these dilemmas can influence the quality of health care.” (Garity, 2005, p. 1) In this article I will discuss the differences, communication skills, and roles between intra- and interdisciplinary teams as they relate to nursing. Disciplinary Teams There are two different disciplinary teams in the field of healthcare nursing, which are equally important. The nursing intradisciplinary team consists only of nursing professionals who work together to collaborate, communicate and plan patient care. Within the intradisciplinary team, nurses build relationships of trust with each other. They report… half of the article… ary-education-and-practiceAmerican Nurses Association (2010). Nursing: Scope and standards of practice (2nd ed.). Silver Spring, MD: American Nurses Association.Burkhardt, M. A., & Nathaniel, A. K. (2014). Ethics and issues in contemporary nursing (4th ed.). Stamford, CT: Cengage Learning.Garity, J. (2005, July 26). Ethics: report of the ANA Code of Ethics with the collaboration of nurses. Retrieved from http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAMarketplace/ANAPeriodicals/OJIN/TableofContents/Volume102005/No3Sept05/CodeofEthicsRelationship.htmlPaget, L., Han, P., Nedza, S., Kurtz, P., Racine, E., Russell, S., and Institute of Medicine (2011, June). Patient-doctor communication: basic principles and expectations. Retrieved from http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Quality/~/media/Files/Activity%20Files/Quality/VSRT/Discussion%20Papers/PCCwLogos.pdf