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May 11, 2009
On May 11, the first day of Nursing Week, Thunder Bay Regional
Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) and the Thunder Bay District
Health Unit (TBDHU) announced plans to enhance the quality
of patient and client care by implementing a series of internationally-recognized
Nursing Best Practices. The organizations were recently named
‘Best Practice Spotlight Candidates’ by the Registered
Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO) and will partner
with the Association to use the latest research evidence when
caring for children, adults and seniors.
TBRHSC and TBDHU join 14 other healthcare organizations in
the Province that became RNAO Spotlight Candidates in April.
Over the next three years, by following recommendations found
in RNAO’s Nursing Best Practice Guidelines, nursing
teams at the two organizations will introduce strategies to
assess and manage pain more effectively, prevent older adults
from falling, help smokers quit their habit, support breastfeeding
mothers, and screen women for abuse.
“Spotlight organizations play a key role in ensuring
that the latest research in Nursing Practice is lifted from
the page and embedded into daily Nursing Practice in healthcare
facilities and organizations across the province. These guidelines
give patients and the public an understanding of the quality
of care they should expect to receive and could be the catalyst
to achieving a more consistent, higher level of healthcare
for Ontarians”, explains Irmajean Bajnok, Director of
International Affairs and Best Practice Guidelines Programs
at RNAO.
To date, RNAO has developed 32 Best Practices Guidelines
related to clinical topics and seven guidelines related to
healthy work environments for nurses. TBRHSC and TBDHU will
be implementing guidelines which will have the greatest impact
on the health and well-being of their patients and clients.
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Nurses at TBRHSC will be leading implementation
projects related to the following guidelines:
- Patient and Family Centred Care
- Assessment and Management of Pain
- Assessment of Device Selection for Vascular Access/Care
and Maintenance to Reduce Vascular Complications
- Integrating Smoking Cessation into Daily Nursing Practice
- Prevention of Falls and Fall Injuries in the Older
Adult
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The following guidelines will be implemented
at TBDHU:
- Breastfeeding Best Practice Guidelines for Nurses
- Enhancing Adolescent Development
- Woman Abuse: Screening, Identification and Initial
Response
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“The RNAO Spotlight Initiative will support the ongoing
commitment to excellence in Nursing Practice at TBRHSC and
the other hospitals in Northwestern Ontario. TBRHSC is committed
to Patient and Family Centred Care and Clinical Research and
this focus on excellence in Nursing Practice will strengthen
this commitment”, explains George Fieber, RN, Professional
Practice Leader.
TBDHU is equally enthusiastic about the initiative. Ken Allan,
RN, Director of Health Protection at the Thunder Bay District
Health Unit states, “This is a tremendous opportunity
to support Professional Nursing Practice and enhance the quality
of service being delivered to communities across the region
through delivery and evaluation of Best Practice Guidelines.
We are pleased that we will be able to contribute to the body
of knowledge for evidence-based practice in a public health
setting.
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