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A chapter directed at nursing students working with older people. By the end of this chapter, students should be able to:

• Accurately define interprofessional collaborative practice 
• Develop strategies to communicate with other professional groups and the older patient in a collaborative and respectful manner
• Demonstrate an awareness of the importance of being able to articulate one’s own professional role and that of other professional groups when caring for an older person
• Engage the older person as a central member of the interprofessional team
• Recognise that conflict is a normal part of interprofessional working and be able to develop strategies to resolve this
• Understand and apply some key principles of interprofessional leadership
• Understand some the principles of team functioning that enable effective interprofessional collaboration

In Caring for Older People in Nursing. Barker, S, (Ed) London: Learning Matters.