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Managing Distractions Through Advocacy, Education, and Change

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Today’s healthcare setting is a busy environment full of distractions, interruptions, and the potential for errors. In this complex hospital environment, keeping distractions and interruptions minimized has become more challenging than ever. Distractions can be especially concerning and dangerous because of the nature of today’s healthcare environment. It is important to maintain the healthcare professionals’ role as patient advocate. Through a blend of reinforcement of the importance of the advocacy role and ongoing education, healthcare professionals can learn to effectively balance their focus on patients with the distractions in the healthcare setting. Advocacy resources, suggested components of education programs, and suggestions for promoting positive change are reviewed.

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Ford, D.A. (2017). Managing Distractions Through Advocacy, Education, and Change. In: Papadakos, P., Bertman, S. (eds) Distracted Doctoring. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48707-6_13

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