The theme of the next quarterly
CONE Team Forum was “Strengthening
the Connection” and focused on
staff engagement. This meeting commenced
in January 2013, with approximately
40 to 50 nurses, representing
18 clinical areas, openly discussing
how to better collaborate on the
internal and external connections in
their clinical area. An icebreaker activity
at the beginning of the program
helped nurses from different areas
get to know each other on a personal
level and contribute to a camaraderie
to potentially nurture partnerships
between clinical areas. One of the
major takeaways from this forum was
how to expand the focus from treatment
to prevention.