title: Positive deviance: an elegant solution to a complex problem.
authors.affiliation: Plexus Institute, Bordentown, New Jersey, USA.
authors.forename: Curt
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lindberg
authors.forename: Thomas R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Clancy
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious / Q000517:prevention & control; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000458:organization & administration; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010559:Personnel Management / Q000379:methods; D011340:Problem Solving; D015397:Program Evaluation; D014481:United States; D017132:Workplace / Q000458:organization & administration