Is One Step at a Time appropriate for hospitals in countries outside of the United States?
A. The book describes commonly found practice models within the United States and suggests that other facilities have varying systems. Parents are encouraged to ask about their hospital’s routines and personnel. One Step at a Time was specifically designed for many different illnesses, ages of children, ethnicities and cultural differences. Q. Our staff is already overwhelmed with their current work load, how will they have time to introduce and use One Step at a Time with the families they work with? A. One Step at a Time engages families to be an active part of their child’s care. This improves the outcome of the staff’s interactions with the family members, creating an environment of teamwork. • For a nurse, it takes only minutes to suggest to a family member to write questions for the doctor down on the daily entry page before rounds. Asking the parent to think of one thing they could do for themselves that day can help foster a caring and invested relationship between the parent a
