In your opinion, why is it important to examine and understand one's own body language during a conversation? Discussion Guidelines: It is important to ensure your body language conveys what you intend. Incongruent verbal and nonverbal messages can become a barrier to your communication and impact patient outcomes. 2. In the operating room, you work as a team. Why is it important to resolve team conflict? Also discuss types of teams and teamwork and how they can have good patient outcome. Discussion Guidelines: Personality clashes, attempts to gain control of the group, and power plays are some causes of team conflict. Team cohesion disintegrates, and members worry about productivity, safety, and accountability. Resolving the conflict may require mediation if the individuals involved cannot resolve their differences. Particularly in health care, the overall goal (patient care) must not suffer because of individuals' inability to get along or resolve differences