title: On the scene at Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota.
abstract: Transformational nursing leadership requires innovation and best practice synthesis to engage and advance nursing practice and outcomes. Children's Hospital and Clinics of Minnesota is creating a sustainable culture of patient safety that expects collaborative practice involving families and all clinical disciplines. Leadership and practice structures are essential to ensure high-reliability processes and achieve breakthrough performance. Several infrastructural paths are described to illustrate how Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota integrates multiple approaches toward a common purpose of clinical excellence.
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, 2525 Chicago Avenue S., Minneapolis, MN 55404, USA. ginger.malone@childrensmn.org
authors.forename: Ginger
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Malone
authors.forename: Mari
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akre
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hauck
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D003657:Decision Making; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D008910:Minnesota; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009746:Nursing, Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012449:Safety