We also established processes to
keep the CONE teams engaged and
help them stay focused on the work
needed to improve quality outcomes.
CONE teams in each clinical area met monthly to examine their data and
develop action plans. Depending on
the size of the clinical area, the CONE
team worked as a collective group
or in smaller teams. For example,
a 15-bed unit had one large CONE
team that was responsible for examining
and creating interventions for all
NSIs. A 40+-bed unit had subteams
within the CONE team, which would
take responsibility for one or two
indicators and report their findings
at the unit’s monthly CONE meeting
during which the larger team
analyzed their data and developed an
action plan for a particular indicator.