A blood moon is seen over Gaza City in March 2007. A total lunar eclipse is seen in Karachi, Pakistan, on December 10, 2011. The same lunar eclipse from December 2011 is seen here over the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.
Improved Employee Relations. Teamwork is important in an organization because it provides employees with an opportunity to bond with one another, which improves relations among them. Workers who constitute a team working on a project often feel valued upon the successful completion of such tasks.
Using Teamwork to Improve Patient Outcomes. Seth Bauer, PharmD, FCCM, discusses the role of teamwork in improving patients outcomes. A team includes two or more people interacting interdependently toward a common goal. In the intensive care unit (ICU), the common goal is improved patient outcomes, often thought of as survival or discharge from the ICU. Additional goals such as liberation from mechanical ventilation and patient safety (prevention of adverse events) should not be overlooked, though.