Similarly, if you are using documentation forms that don't meet your needs, you feel like you are wasting your time on meaningless paperwork. Reclaim that lost energy by buying your pens in bulk and redesigning your documentation system. One Step at a Time Keys to successful change include attitude and approach. Changes, big or small, should be coupled with an air of expectation that they will work. If you approach with 'this will never work,' it's not going to work.
Effective change requires planning and follow-up.
Goggin suggests making a list of what can be added and what can be subtracted in your work, then doing the math to break even a little at a time. Try to incorporate the changes in small increments rather than all at once. For example, add more opportunities to improve your unit's documentation system by joining the nursing records committee. Subtract the stress of always running late by getting up 15 minutes earlier. It's also important to eliminate those ever-present annoyances that you tolerate.