title: Implementing a latex safe environment in a hospital setting. Case study.
abstract: 1. Change is a difficult process. Using a change model as a guide to implementing change can make the process easier. 2. Hospitals work well using the team approach to accomplishing change. Representation from all key areas of the hospital is essential. 3. It is important to educate resisters regarding the benefit and need for change. The strongest opponents can become the strongest leaders in the change process. 4. Education cannot be underestimated. It is essential to use formal and informal means to educate all personnel.
authors.affiliation: Patient Care Services, Milton Hospital, MA, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Manuel
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Donahue
mesh_terms: D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D020315:Latex Hypersensitivity / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D016730:Program Development