Question

Based upon your participation in this activity, what other changes do you intend to make to your practice behavior?

Answer 1

Here’s a practical, ready-to-use way to turn what you learned from the activity into durable changes in your practice behavior. I’ll give a short list of concrete change ideas, then a simple implementation template (SMART goal + actions + measures + barriers) you can adapt.

Possible changes to practice behavior (pick those that fit your role)
- Use evidence-based guidelines more consistently (checklists, order sets).
- Improve patient/client communication (teach-back, clear goals, shared decision-making).
- Increase use of reflective practice (brief end-of-day notes or learning log).
- Ask for more feedback (regular peer observation, 360° feedback).
- Improve documentation quality and timeliness.
- Incorporate brief safety or quality checks (time-outs, readbacks).
- Prioritize continuing education (monthly articles, quarterly courses).
- Strengthen interprofessional collaboration (regular huddles, co-management plans).
- Use data to drive change (audit monthly outcomes and adjust).
- Address bias and cultural competence (use screening tools, adapt care plans).

Implementation template (use for each change)
1. SMART goal (example): “Within 8 weeks I will use the teach-back method with 80% of my patient education encounters.”
2. Concrete actions:
- Learn/review teach-back script (15–30 minutes).
- Add a prompt in my notes/EHR to remind me.
- Practice with a colleague once a week for 4 weeks.
3. Measurement:
- Track 20 consecutive patient encounters and record whether teach-back was used.
- Ask 1–2 patients per week for brief feedback.
4. Timeline: start next Monday; review progress at 4 and 8 weeks.
5. Accountability:
- Share goal with a peer or manager.
- Schedule a 15-minute review on calendar.
6. Anticipated barriers and solutions:
- Barrier: time pressure. Solution: use a two-sentence teach-back and schedule short follow-ups.
- Barrier: forgetting. Solution: EHR prompt + sticky note on workstation.

Examples of 2 other concrete goals you can adapt
- Documentation: “By the end of the month I will complete post-encounter notes within 24 hours for 90% of visits; I’ll block 30 minutes at the end of each shift to do this.”
- Feedback: “Over the next 3 months I will request peer observation for 6 clinical encounters and get written feedback on one strength and one improvement area per session.”

Ways to sustain change
- Use small habit anchors (tie new behavior to an existing routine).
- Regular audits and feedback loops (monthly review of metrics).
- Build a community of practice/peer support group.
- Rotate focus: work on 1–2 changes at a time to avoid overload.

If you want, tell me:
- the specific activity you participated in (clinical training, workshop, simulation, quality improvement),
- your role and setting,
and I’ll draft 2–3 tailored SMART goals and a 6–8 week action plan you can implement immediately.