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ROUNDS LEAD THE WAY

Courage
to change
Help teams step out of
their comfort zones.
CHANGE IS DIFFICULT for everyone,
including health providers. But John
Bancroft, M.D., says this way of thinking
is counterintuitive. Medical care changes
all the time due to new discoveries,
technologies and evolving standards. "We
often hold firmly to practices that are
familiar, even when conditions change,"
says Bancroft, chief of Pediatrics at The
Barbara Bush Children's Hospital in
Portland, Maine. "We try harder, rather
than consider a new and different approach
is needed." To help employees welcome
change and be courageous, innovation is
an organizational value. The organization
put this into action by cross-training nurses
in the inpatient, pediatric and neonatal
intensive care units. Nurses volunteered
to step out of their comfort zones and
learn new skills so they can respond to
spikes in volume or acuity. Staff partnered
with pharmacists to bring medication
consultation services directly into patient
rooms to enhance medication compliance
and understanding. "If we can build an
everyday culture that supports care team
members and allows them to lean into
change, then we've helped ourselves in
pursuit of our mission and vision."

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learned. Email magazine
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