What Is Teamwork?

With being a Nurses Aide, it's very important to work as a team. So what is teamwork?
When you think about teamwork in your workplace, you may recognise effective, productive teams. You may also recognise groups of individuals who have been put together to work on a task or project and who just dont seem to make the same progress.

In order to understand the difference, consider the characteristics of effective teams. They consist of team members who have :
1:  A common purpose and clear goals
2: The necessary skills and resources
3: A common approach to work
4: The willingness to share information
5: Trust and support in each other
6: The ability to work through conflict
7: The willingness to take responsibility for team actions

So if you want to define teamwork, you could state that:
Effective teams consist of individuals who work together to achieve a common goal or purpose and who hold themselves accountable for team output.