Pyramids to success: laying the foundation for professional practice

J Nurses Staff Dev. 2000 May-Jun;16(3):96-102. doi: 10.1097/00124645-200005000-00001.

Abstract

Communication plays a vital role in an increasingly complex healthcare environment. Quality patient outcomes and successful collaboration depend upon the healthcare provider's ability to communicate needs. A self-directed work team at a large southeastern hospital used a quality improvement process to design a new series of workshops to enhance staff communication skills. The redesigned programming reduced duplication of education content and built upon a conceptual foundation that cultivates professional development. The workshops feature content such as self-awareness, personal effectiveness, and leadership of others.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

  • Academic Medical Centers
  • Communication*
  • Curriculum
  • Education, Nursing, Continuing / organization & administration*
  • Humans
  • Interprofessional Relations*
  • Leadership
  • Needs Assessment
  • Nursing Education Research
  • Nursing Staff, Hospital / education*
  • Nursing Staff, Hospital / psychology*
  • Patient Care Team
  • Philosophy, Nursing
  • Problem Solving
  • Professional Competence / standards*
  • Program Development
  • Program Evaluation
  • Staff Development / organization & administration*
  • Total Quality Management / organization & administration*
  • Virginia