title: Nurturing innovation in the critical care environment: transforming care at the bedside.
abstract: By their sheer nature, critical care nurses are innovative and adaptable problem solvers. The Transforming Care at the Bedside (TCAB) project is a vehicle to create solutions when problems are identified. The TCAB project engages front-line staff to identify areas for improvement and develop solutions. The adoption of TCAB principles into the critical care environment was a natural progression in the development of the innovative culture at the UPMC Shadyside.
authors.affiliation: Patient Care Services, UPMC Shadyside, 5230 Centre Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15232, USA. donahuela2@upmc.edu
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Donahue
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rader
authors.forename: Pamela Klauer
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Triolo
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000458:organization & administration; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015279:Organizational Culture; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010414:Pennsylvania; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration*