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It is easy to get lost in a sea of negativity about everything that is going wrong with healthcare and nursing today. Nurses' Voices (https://nursesvoices.ca/) was launched to amplify the voices of Canadian nurses in challenging times. We listened to amazing stories of nurses making a difference in our healthcare system despite the difficult situations they faced. Our guests talked about their experiences, their aspirations, their challenges, what brings them joy in tough situations and their determination to deliver the best care possible to Canadians despite everything. Talking with these nurses reaffirmed for us that if we want to grow and thrive as a profession in an ever-changing healthcare system, where the new normal is uncertainty, then we need to listen and learn from each other. This is what we heard, and this is what we learned.
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Atenção à Saúde , Enfermeiras e Enfermeiros , Humanos , CanadáRESUMO
The past two years have demonstrated that we are not in a "new normal" but in something "new altogether." As a result, incremental change will not be enough to support the nursing workforce now or in years to come. This commentary summarizes a series of cross-generational conversations about the structural change needed to enable nurses to learn, work and lead in the health system of the future. We examine a series of questions (What ifs?) intended to challenge what transformational structural change could look like and call on the Canadian nursing community to collectively lead reform within the profession.
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Recursos Humanos de Enfermagem , Canadá , Previsões , Humanos , Recursos HumanosRESUMO
When I learned this book was about to be published, I knew I would want to read it for three reasons: First, I worked with Donna Thomson on Bringing Care Home, a report I chaired for the then Ontario Minister of Health and Long-Term Care Eric Hoskins on homecare in Ontario, and knew Donna to be a dedicated, experienced caregiver and a fierce advocate for caregiving and homecare; second, I am passionately committed to ensuring that the role and importance of caregivers in our healthcare system is valued and supported; and third, I saw that Judy Woodruff had written the foreword. I am a big fan of Woodruff, who is the managing editor of PBS Newshour, a program of which I am a very loyal listener. I had no idea that Woodruff was a caregiver herself and that speaks volumes about the "hidden army," as Woodruff calls them, of caregivers who provide the largest share of care (estimated to be in the area of 70% in Canada) to their families, friends and neighbours. The authors have written this book to help caregivers find meaning in their caregiving experience and to provide them with tools to manage the transition and advocate for their loved ones.
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Cuidadores/psicologia , Cuidadores/estatística & dados numéricos , Humanos , Livros de Texto como AssuntoAssuntos
Escolha da Profissão , Promoção da Saúde , Recursos Humanos de Enfermagem , Canadá , HumanosRESUMO
The purpose of this descriptive, interpretive study was to explore and describe the work of critical care nurses in sharing and discussing their knowledge about patients with other members of the health-care team. Three questions were examined: Which aspects of their understanding of patients do nurses pass along? How is knowledge passed along? To what ends is knowledge passed along? Data collection took place in 2 intensive care units in a tertiary care hospital and involved observation of 10 nurses followed by interviews. Nurses "filled out the picture" for others by passing along knowledge about the patient's status, patient responses over time, interventions that had been beneficial, and the patient as a person. This aspect of nurses' work was facilitated by proximity to both patients and other team members and the inclusion of nurses in multidisciplinary rounds. The results have implications for staffing patterns, the layout of hospital units, the structure of rounds, and nursing education.
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Continuidade da Assistência ao Paciente , Cuidados Críticos/métodos , Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde , Relações Interprofissionais , Pesquisa Metodológica em Enfermagem , Humanos , Recursos Humanos de Enfermagem HospitalarAssuntos
Mobilidade Ocupacional , Marketing , Recursos Humanos de Enfermagem , Mídias Sociais , Humanos , LiderançaRESUMO
There is agreement across all provinces that there is transformation needed in the area of home and community care. Yet, where is the collective voice of nurse leaders in this transformation? The guest editor calls on nurses to respond to this unique opportunity to shape the transformation of our health system, and improve care for patients and their caregivers.
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Enfermagem em Saúde Comunitária , Serviços de Assistência Domiciliar , Liderança , Enfermeiros Administradores , Assistência Centrada no Paciente , Humanos , Relações Enfermeiro-Paciente , Recursos HumanosRESUMO
The impact of a career planning and development program (CPDP) for registered nurses (RNs) on nurse and system outcomes was examined. The CPDP was effective as participants were able to create a career vision and individualized career plan.