Why is piloting a practice change after conducting a study the best approach to change?
a. It ensures that all of the patients involved will benefit from the change.
b. It helps identify any issues with imple-mentation on a limited basis.
c. It facilitates communication among all of the participants.
d. It provides better acceptance by personnel reluctant to change.
B
Piloting a practice change involves implementing the change for a small group of patients over a limited period of time. This allows identification of issues with the implementation of the prac-tice change(s) to determine if the change(s) result in beneficial patient outcomes. If the pilot is successful, it is easier to make the changes on a larger scale because the issues have been identi-fied. It does not ensure that all patients involved will benefit, nor does it facilitate communica-tion among participants. Difficulty making and accepting change may be experienced by some staff members, no matter how successful the pilot is.
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