title: Team Huddle Implementation in a General Pediatric Clinic.
abstract: Teamwork and communication are critical to ensure safe and quality patient care. However, the ability to affect these constructs within well-established healthcare settings is challenging. Using a quality improvement approach, staff development educators collaborated with clinical nursing staff to implement a daily team huddle. When incorporated into the workflow, a team huddle can promote communication and positively influence how teams function within a clinical area.(See CE Video, Supplemental Digital Content 1, http://links.lww.com/JNPD/A9).
authors.affiliation: Ashley Amorello Kellish, DNP, RN, CCNS, CCRN, is Faculty Development Educator, SIMPeds Simulator Program, Boston Children's Hospital, Massachusetts. Cherie Smith-Miller, PhD, is Nurse Researcher, UNC Healthcare, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Kathleen Ashton, PhD, RN, CNE, is Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina. Cheryl Rodgers, PhD, RN, CPNP, CPON, is Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Ashley Amorello
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Kellish
authors.forename: Cherie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Smith-Miller
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ashton
authors.forename: Cheryl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rodgers
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006801:Humans; D009726:Nurses; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D058996:Quality Improvement