Keywords

Faculty Organizations, Medical-Surgical Nursing Education, Quality Improvement

 

Authors

  1. Schmitt, Catherine
  2. Lancaster, Rachelle J.
  3. Janquart, Susan
  4. Nevin, Mary
  5. Brickner, Shanon

Abstract

Abstract: A huddle is described as a tight group gathered together to talk privately for the purpose of reviewing performance and engaging in future planning. Although huddles are described as an effective communication tool to enhance patient safety in hospital settings, little is known about their use in academe. This article describes a quality improvement initiative involving weekly huddles of faculty teaching medical/surgical nursing and provides preliminary findings after one year.