Practice

Succession Planning for the Future Through an Academic-Practice Partnership. A Nursing Administration Master’s Program for Emerging Nurse Leaders - 2013

A global nursing leadership shortage is projected by the end of this decade. There is an urgent need to begin developing emerging nurse leaders now. This article describes the work of an academic-practice partnership collaborative of nurse leaders. The goal of the partnership is to develop and promote an innovative enhanced nursing administration master’s program targeted to young emerging nurse leaders, who have not yet moved into formal leadership roles.

OHA: Toolkit to Support the Implementation of Quality-Based Procedures - 2013

Quality-Based Procedures (QBPs) are a significant component of Ontario’s Health System Funding Reform (HSFR) strategy. QBPs are specific clusters of patient services that offer opportunities for health care providers to share and implement best practices and improve quality care and system efficiency through process improvements, clinical redesign and enhanced patient experience.

Long-Term Care Task Force on Resident Care and Safety - Progress Report 2013

Delivering on the Action Plan to Address Abuse and Neglect in Long-Term Care Homes.

The Long-Term Care (LTC) Task Force is pleased to present its first progress report. The LTC Task Force on Resident Care and Safety was established by the sector in November 2011, to respond to media reports and public concern about incidents of abuse and neglect in long-term care homes and an underreporting of these incidents.

The Public Health Chief Nursing Initiative - Building Capacity in the Public Health Nursing - 2012

This presentation includes:

• Background of the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) Initiative;

• Literature review on CNOs;

• Development of CNO roles and responsibilities;

• CNO Working Group recommendations;

• Current status of CNO Initiative implementation in Ontario;

• Factors of successful initiative implementation; and

• Next steps.

Leadership for Health System Transformation: What's Needed in Canada? - 2012

Brief for the Canadian Nurses Association's National Expert Commission on The Health of Our Nation – The Future of Our Health System.

The purpose of this brief is to recommend what is needed for health executives and senior leaders to effectively lead health system transformation in Canada.

Nursing Workload and Patient Care - 2012

Understanding the value of nurses, the effects of excessive workload, and how nurse-patient ratios and dynamic staffing models can help.

Evidence Scan: Quality Improvement Training for Healthcare Professionals - 2012

This evidence scan explores the following questions:

– What types of training about formal quality improvement techniques are available for health professionals?

– What evidence is there about the most effective methods for training clinicians in quality improvement?

Advancing High Quality, High Value Palliative Care in Ontario - 2011

A Declaration of Partnership and Commitment to Action. In Canada, most people die as the result of an advanced chronic disease. These illnesses include heart disease, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, kidney failure and Alzheimer’s disease.

These diseases may run their course over many years – requiring extended care and support from family members and health care professionals.

Canada’s Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research. Improving Health Outcomes Through Evidence-Informed Care - 2011

Patient-oriented research, the cornerstone of evidence-informed health care, refers to a continuum of research, from initial studies in humans to comparative effectiveness and outcomes research, and the integration of this research into the health care system and clinical practice.

The goal of patient-oriented research is to better ensure the translation of innovative diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to the point of care, as well as to help the provinces and territories meet the challenge of delive

Thriving in Workplace. A Nurses Guide to Intergenerational Diversity - 2011

The Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU): This guide calls on everyone to examine the part they play in creating a healthy workplace. That team includes front-line nurses, educators, managers, senior administrators and everyone in between. We must value individuality but know that we have common goals that bind us — like caring for patients. These goals oblige us to look beyond just diversity in age to acknowledge and respect other forms of diversity such as race, culture, religion, physical ability, socioeconomic status, gender, and sexual orientation.

Nurse Executive Leader Toolkit

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