Innovation stations are display presentations that you can browse at your leisure. The nurse(s) responsible for each presentation will be available to discuss their material at key times during the convention, including the opening reception, two lunches and three refreshment breaks.
INNOVATION STATIONS AT A GLANCE [PDF, 372.3 KB]
STATION 1
Continuing Education Needs and Challenges for Nurses Working on the Front Line
The purpose of this poster presentation is to present the results of a research project that explored the perceptions of front-line nurses in relation to the ongoing development of their professional skills. This study was inspired by three distinct and interrelated conceptual models that were grouped together to synthesize an explanatory model of the professionalizing approach through continuing education. The methodological approach used is based on exploratory, descriptive and inductive strategies involving the empirical collection of qualitative data through focused discussion groups. The thematic analysis of this data made it possible to identify various factors (individual and organizational) related to continuing education that could influence practice. The analysis also describes the nature of the relationship that participants maintain to this effect. In short, the establishment of a culture conducive to lifelong learning is influenced by both individual and organizational factors.
Presenter:
Sylvie Charette
Professor of Nursing
Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO)
sylvie.charette@uqo.ca
STATION 2
The main stressors that family members of a hospitalized neonatal, pediatric or adult intensive care patient, as well as effective intervention strategies
Visit this station to learn about the main stressors of family members of a hospitalized neonatal, pediatric or adult intensive care patient — and how nursing interventions are adapted to these three clientele groups.
A literature review based on the Whittemore and Knafl (2005) method was conducted to identify and compare key stressors as well as recommended nursing interventions for parents and families.
Several stressors are common to families who accompany a loved one during their hospitalization in neonatal, pediatric or adult intensive care units. Therefore, relevant nursing interventions to effectively support these families are prevalent.
This approach allowed us to reveal the importance of the nurse’s role in assisting families of patients in an intensive care unit and who are experiencing stress as a result.
Primary presenter:
Valérie Lebel, PhD
Professor, Department of Nursing
Université du Québec en Outaouais
valerie.lebel@uqo.ca
Other presenter:
Sylvie Charette, PhD
Professor, Department of Nursing
Université du Québec en Outaouais
sylvie.charette@uqo.ca
STATION 3
Pertussis Outbreak in a Northern Ontario Community: Connections make the difference!
Learning objectives:
- Identify challenges unique to public health nurses managing pertussis in small communities
- Recognize opportunities to collaborate for successful outbreak management
Activities:
In 2016, a pertussis outbreak involving 112 cases occurred in the southeast area of Algoma District, more than twenty times the baseline for Algoma. This poster describes successful collaborations between Algoma Public Health and:
- families in southeast Algoma
- hospital infection prevention and control staff
- school boards and daycare operators to mitigate transmission and promote vaccination
- Public Health Ontario for scientific and epidemiological support
- primary health care providers
Outcomes, lessons learned:
The outbreak was contained to the local area and didn’t spread into the greater Algoma district. Collaborations among stakeholders played a crucial part in successfully managing the outbreak including addressing challenges unique to this small, northern community.
Conclusion:
Prompt and collaborative public health responses for case and contact management play an important role in health protection and communicable disease control.
Primary presenter:
Margaret McIntyre, RN, BScN, MN
Nurse Consultant, Immunization and Vaccine Preventable Diseases
Public Health Ontario
margaret.mcintyre@oahpp.ca
Other presenters:
Lisa Daoust, RN, BScN, CIC
Public Health Nurse
Algoma Public Health
ldaoust@algomapublichealth.com
Chi Yon Seo, MSc
Epidemiologist
Public Health Ontario
ChiYon.Seo@oahpp.ca
Jonathon Bouma, MSc, CPHI(C)
Manager, Communicable Disease Control and Environmental Health
Algoma Public Health
JBouma@algomapublichealth.com
Sarah Wilson, MD, MSc, CCFP, FRCPC
Medical epidemiologist, Immunization and VPD
Public Health Ontario
STATION 4
Harm Reduction and Illicit Substance Use
Illicit substance use in Canada is reaching crisis proportions affecting people from all socioeconomic backgrounds. The year 2016 has been the deadliest — 2,458 people in Canada died from an apparent opioid overdose. In Ontario, every day, two people die of an opioid overdose. Substance abuse costs the Canadian healthcare system eight billion dollars a year. The "war on drugs" approach and abstinence-only strategies have not been effective. Harm reduction is a public health approach which focuses on reducing the adverse effects of illicit substance use. As frontline healthcare workers, nurses play a crucial role in the implementation of this approach. Since harm reduction prioritizes safer consumption of illicit substances over abstinence, nurses are required to adopt a non-judgemental mindset in their practice. Through this poster, the purpose is to define harm reduction and illicit substance use, highlight its impact on the Canadian healthcare system, and identify the implications on nursing practice.
Presenter:
Teodora Gal
gal1@uwindsor.ca
STATION 5
A Scoping Review on Family-Centred Health Literacy
Health is influenced by many factors, including the level of health literacy. Families are an important factor in strengthening or weakening the ability of a person to learn about health. Despite the large number of articles on the concept of health literacy, there is no consensus on family-centred health literacy. A scoping review was conducted to report on current literature. The database search identified 1,019 articles, of which 44 articles formed the final sample. The learning objectives of this presentation are: 1) to introduce how the concept is portrayed in the literature, and 2) to provide a useful reference framework for articulating the concept in clinical practice. These concepts are important to guide clients in understanding their health and how to interact with the health system.
Primary presenter:
Viola Polomeno, PhD
Associate Professor at the School of Nursing,
Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa
Université d'Ottawa
vpolomen@uottawa.ca
Other presenter:
Gabriela Peguero-Rodriguez
Nurse and Research Planning and Programming Officer
Centre intégré de santé et des services sociaux de l'Outaouais (CISSSO)
gpegu071@uottawa.ca
STATION 6
Interprofessional Collaboration with the Clinical Nurse Specialist
This presentation, which will be a scientific poster among the Innovation Stations, aims to educate professionals about the issues of collaboration between the physician and the clinical nurse specialist (CNS) in care settings. The benefits of effective collaboration will be identified and strategies to develop it will be highlighted. The expected outcomes of the doctor-CNS collaboration are a shared vision centred on the client, mutual trust, respect for each other’s competences, regular and symbiotic interactions, a clear vision of the role of the CNS, effective communication, and ease of problem solving. We proposed to post this abstract in Quebec’s schools of medicine for more visibility. We hope that, following this presentation, professionals will be more open to establishing a partnership with the CNS and adopting an attitude of openness to foster collaboration.
Primary presenter:
Marie-Pierre
Clinical Nurse
CISSS de la Montérégie-Est
canm11@uqo.ca
Other presenter:
Mélissa Lizotte
Clinical Nurse
CISSS du Nord-de-l'Île-de-Montréal
lizm05@uqo.ca
STATION 7
Nurse Fatigue: Designing an Infographic to Communicate the Problem to Canadian Nurses
Learning objectives:
- Explain the steps in designing the infographic.
- Describe the plan-to-study-act cycles used to evaluate the effectiveness of the infographic’s message.
- Communicate the need to address nurse fatigue and its impact on patients and healthcare organizations.
Activities, methods, innovation:
- Summarizing evidence in a literature matrix
- Designing an infographic to present evidence-based information quickly and clearly
- Conducting plan-do-study-act cycles to evaluate message and design
Outcomes, results, lessons learned:
- Synthesizing the vast amount of information to include was challenging
- Message needed to be novel and engaging to capture readers attention
- Testing the format and wording with different groups improved the effectiveness of the message
Conclusions:
Learning to communicate evidence using innovative methods such as infographics is an important competency for all nurses.
Presenter:
Winnie Shereni, RN, BScN, MN Student
Registered Nurse
Trillium Health Partners
winnie.shereni@gmail.com
Other presenters:
Linshu Zhang, RN, MN Student
Email: zhang15o@uwindsor.ca
Jessica Hindi, RN, MN Student
Email: hindij@uwindsor.ca
Lauren Meyer, RN, MN Student
Email: mille112@uwindsor.ca
STATION 8
Harnessing technology to improve nursing student preparation to participate in simulation: Feasibility, usability and learning outcomes of an innovative virtual simulation game
Learning objectives:
To describe an innovative virtual simulation game (VSG) to prepare senior nursing students to participate in a live simulation focused on management of respiratory distress.
Innovations:
As part of a multi-site RCT, nursing faculty from four Ontario schools collaborated to design a VSG with five decision points using Go-Pro technology and Articulate software.
Results:
Usability testing (n=6) indicated the VSG was easy to use (83.3%), fun (83.3%), useful to prepare students for simulation (83.3%). Following implementation, learners (n=123) rated usability, engagement and learning highly. Qualitative feedback described the VSG as “interactive, relevant and engaging” with participants reporting “I learn better when I am actively doing something, so this was helpful” and “I felt more prepared and less anxious during simulation.”
Conclusions:
Implementation of a presimulation VSG was feasible, and highly rated by nursing students. Advantages could include enhanced preparation, decreased student anxiety, and improved knowledge and clinical performance.
Primary presenter:
Marian Luctkar-Flude, RN, PhD
Assistant Professor
Queen's University, School of Nursing
mfl1@queensu.ca
Other presenters:
Jane Tyerman, RN, PhD
Trent University
janetyerman@trentu.ca
Laurie Peachy, RN, MN
Nipissing University
lauriepe@nipissingu.ca
Tammie McParland, RN, PhD
Nipissing University
tammiem@nipissingu.ca
Michelle Lalonde, RN, PhD
University of Ottawa
michelle.lalonde@uottawa.ca
STATION 9
A Nursing Leadership Project: Mentorship to Support Community Health Nursing Certification in Indigenous Communities
Learning objectives:
- Raise awareness of the value of competency based specialty practice, its impact on CHN practice and overall health outcomes.
- Demonstrate how innovative technology was utilized to facilitate virtual mentorship, enhance knowledge exchange and establish a community of practice.
- Describe 5 phases of the mentorship project including design plan, methodology, partnerships and resources.
Evidence has shown that specialty nursing practice certification has a positive impact on both patient and organizational outcomes.The number of nurses in the Atlantic provinces with community health nursing (CHN) certification is lower than the national average. There are 33 First Nations and 5 Inuit communities across 4 provinces in Atlantic Canada. This project involved 10 nurses working in 7 of the 38 First Nation and Inuit communities in Atlantic. The goal was to develop a mentorship framework to support CHNs working in Indigenous communities in achieving their Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) specialty certification.
Outcomes included: all 10 nurses who participated in the mentorship project and wrote the exam were successful in achieving their CNA specialty certification in CHN, successful utilization of technology for virtual mentorship was acheived and in collaboration with CNA, we developed a draft CNA Certification Study Group and Mentorship Framework for use by other specialty groups (handout available).
Primary presenter:
Heather MacDonald, RN, BScN, MN, CCN(C)
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Department of Indigenous Services Canada
heather.macdonald@canada.ca
Other presenter:
Jacquelyn MacDonald, RN, BN, MN, CCHN(C)
Regional eHealth Nurse Coordinator
Department of Indigenous Services Canada
jacquelyn.macdonald@canada.ca
STATION 10
The development and pilot of a post-acute care nurse-patient assignment tool
Objective:
A discussion on the development and evaluation of a quality improvement initiative to develop a nurse-patient assignment for a complex continuing care unit.
Background:
Creating a fair and equitable nursing assignment is challenging when incorporating patient workload and complexity. Current tools focus on acute care environments and do not capture the complexities of post-acute care patient populations.
Methods:
A quality improvement initiative focused on the development and pilot of a nurse-patient assignment tool using the CNO’s three-factor framework.
Results:
Nurses reported that the tool captured aspects of nursing care that was previously not considered, helping the team understand the complexities of patient assignments and the scope of practice. Others felt the changes did not help with workload.
Discussion:
The use of assignments tools and the complexities of balancing nursing workload in complex-continuing care will be discussed. Recommendations for other organizations will be outlined.
Primary presenter:
Ashley O'Neil, RN, BScN
Registered Nurse
Baycrest
ashley_oneil@outlook.com
Other presenters:
Michael Marlit, RPN
mMarlit@baycrest.org
Bee Anderson
bAnderson@baycrest.org
Benjamin Hartung, RN, BScN, MScN(c)
bhartung@baycrest.org
STATION 11
Patient-Oriented Research at an Outpatient Movement Disorders Clinic: Lessons Learned from the Patient Consultation Process.
Learning objectives:
Nurses will learn:
- To explain what Patient-Oriented Research (POR) is.
- To identify challenges of POR in an outpatient clinic.
- To integrate lessons learned.
Activities:
Patient-oriented research engages patients as equal partners on research teams. Our group consulted patients with movement disorders to generate ideas for a POR project. We encountered several challenges including: the heterogeneity of our patient population, the patients’ expectations of research based on traditional research paradigms, and the outpatient clinic environment. We implemented strategies to address these challenges.
Lesson learned:
Patients’ needs varied depending on the disorder and stage. Patient priorities were grouped accordingly and thematically sorted (e.g. a cure, treatments, diagnosis, motor symptoms, non-motor symptoms, other). The consultation process was adapted to the clinic environment in terms of patient approach, research timelines, and logistics.
Conclusion:
Patient consultation for patient-oriented research is feasible in the outpatient clinic although it must be tailored for optimal engagement.
Primary presenter:
Sarah Bocking, RN, BSN, MSc
Clinic and Research Nurse
Parkinson Disease and Movement Disorders Program
sab472@mail.usask.ca
Other presenters:
Ali Rajput, OC, SOM, MBBS, MSc, FRCPC, D.Sc., FAAN, FANA, FCAHS
Distinguished Professor of Neurology
University of Saskatchewan
ali.rajput@saskhealthauthority.ca
Alex Rajput, MD, FRCPC
Faculty, Neurology
University of Saskatchewan
alex.rajput@usask.ca
STATION 12
Development and implementation of a suicide prevention protocol in long-term care
Learning objectives:
After the presentation the participants will be able to;
- Describe suicide risk factors and administer a suicide risk screening
- Describe suicide precursor signs
- Apply basic interventions to secure a resident with suicidal ideations
Methods:
The suicide prevention program educates staff on suicide risks, as well as providing a framework to guide clinical practice. The program was developed through a consultation of recommended clinical practices, and the usage of theory derived from the Tidal Model, as well as person-centered care concepts. The program includes screening of residents for risk factors for suicide, precursor signs, and the methods of evaluation of suicide risk and application of basic interventions to secure the resident.
Outcomes:
Post implementation data on the program will be shared, as well as lessons learned and future plans.
Conclusion:
The suicide prevention protocol has given nursing staff the tools needed to improve the quality of care for our residents.
Presenter:
Jennifer Clarke, RN, BScN, GNC(C)
Advanced Practice Nurse
Integrated Health and Social Services University Network for West-Central Montreal (CCOMTL)
jenclarke123456@hotmail.com
STATION 13
Telehomecare — A Technology Tool for Home Healthcare Success
Learning objectives:
The Telehomecare program reduces hospitalization and avoidable emergency department visits for the COPD/ CHF population through the use of technology.
Method:
The Telehomecare program is an enablement model that allows patients to practice self-management. Technology supports remote monitoring and facilitates regular coaching sessions by RNs to support patient goals of care and learn about their chronic condition while in the community.
Outcomes:
Program has supported over 3,600 patients since its inception in 2012 at the LHIN. This program has demonstrated a 46% reduction of ED visits and 63% reduction in hospital admissions while patients were in the program. Six months following program graduation, patients ED visits continue to decrease to 55% with a 75% reduction in hospital admissions.
Conclusion:
Effective and proven method of delivering care to patients with COPD and CHF from the comfort of the patient’s home.
Primary presenter:
Nancy Rudyk, BScN, MN
Clinical Education Specialist
Toronto Central LHIN
nancy.rudyk@tc.lhins.on.ca
Other presenter:
Susana Neves-Silva, BSN
Manager Telehomecare and Rapid Response Nurses
Toronto Central LHINS
susana.neves-silva@tc.lhins.on.ca
STATION 14
The role of the Rapid Response Nurse (RRN) in the community: Enhancing the patient experience in transition from hospital to home
Learning objectives:
The role of the RRN has been effective in reducing patient re-hospitalization and avoidable emergency department (ED) visits by improving the quality of transition from hospital to home.
Method:
Utilizing teach back methodology, the RRN effectively supports patient knowledge and management of medications, symptoms and primary care follow up for two population groups: medically complex patients with high risk ambulatory characteristics and children with complex medical conditions.
Outomes:
Client experience surveys have demonstrated the positive effects of teach back methodology by the RRN. 2016 / 2017 data demonstrates over 80% of patients seen by the RRN did not return to ED or require admission to hospital within 30 days.
Conclusion:
The role of the RRN role has been effective in empowering patients /families in their self-management of chronic ambulatory condition(s) in the community. This concept is fundamental to the RRN scope of practice.
Primary presenter:
Nancy Rudyk, BSN, MN
Clinical Education Specialist
Toronto Central LHINS
nancy.rudyk@tc.lhins.on.ca
Other presenter:
Susana Neves-Silva, BSN
Manager Telehomecare and Rapid Response Nurses
Toronto Central LHINS
susana.neves-silva@tc.lhins.on.ca
STATION 15
HautHealth: The Effect of Social Media on Health Knowledge
Introduction:
Many businesses and health organizations are using social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram as marketing and advertising tools. Health organizations such as the Center for Disease Control are also using social media to educate the public.
Social media allows us to disseminate health and safety information in a timely manner, reach a broader more diverse audience, reinforce health messages, and allow for interactive communication and a meaningful connection with the public. By providing our target audience with credible and easy to access information, we empower them to make safer and healthier decisions.
Learning objectives:
To use social media, specifically Instagram, to provide accessible and credible medical information, to empower patients with knowledge and tools to build awareness and lead a more health conscious lifestyle.
Activities, methods, innovation:
Content
HautHealth, our Instagram platform will post content regarding Canadian screening guidelines, discuss common health concerns, and make recommendations for sustainable lifestyle choices. Our posts aim to be responsive to what our target audience wants to learn more about, and to maintain meaningful engagement. We are able to determine audience interests through interactive comments and messages on Instagram.
Target Audience
Adults between the ages of 18-49 years old. We expect a female predominance given the statistics of Instagram users.
Presentation of information
Artistic, original images that outline common preventative health topics. These images can be viewed on Instagram.com by typing @hauthealth in the search bar.
Procedures for posts
- Topics are brainstormed along with photo concepts (models and props included) that we believe our target audience would find beneficial.
- An original image is professionally taken that artistically portrays the topic.
- Images are edited using the software Lightroom and Photoshop.
- Research on the topic is obtained from up to date, evidence based resources by a physician, registered nurse, or another health professional who is an expert on the given topic.
- The information is discussed by the investigators and consolidated into concise, easy to read points that summarize the topic and convey the most crucial information.
- After the image is produced and the research is complete, the information is digitally added on top of the image.
- Once the final image with information is complete, a caption is created to summarize the topic.
- Instagram accounts that are relevant to the post are brainstormed, researched, and tagged in the post.
- Resources are cited and included in the caption.
- Relevant hashtags are also brainstormed and posted below the caption so that the imagery remains de-cluttered.
- The photo is then posted, and monitored for engagement.
- On average each posts takes between 9 to 11 hours to complete.
Outcomes, results:
Evaluation of market impact
- Number of followers.
- Methods to increase following:
- Increase numbers by featuring HautHealth on our personal pages to capitalize on our pre-existing network.
- Identifying target audience by following their accounts to create engagement.
- Like and comment on similar posts.
- Use of relevant hashtags to draw target audience to our page.
- Connect with other health professionals and have them post about HautHealth to build awareness.
- Contacting local media outlets for advertisement of our account.
- Engagement
- Measured on likes, comments, and views on stories.
- Get featured on other blogs and pages to drive traffic to our page.
Measurements of engagement/success
Preventative health questionnaires:
- Every month, choose 25 followers randomly, and send them a questionnaire asking:
- Do our posts enhance your knowledge on preventative health?
- What topics would you like to learn more about in future posts?
- What are barriers that you have been faced with when trying to access primary health care?
- Would you recommend our page to others as an educational tool?
Goals
Short term (September to March 2018)
- Our aim is to provide 1 post per week, covering a new topic that will engage our target audience
- Average 50-100 likes per photo
- 600 followers by March 2018
Long term (March 2018 - Onwards)
- To advertise our account on local media outlets such as CTV news and be featured on other blogs with a high following in order to make more Instagram users aware of this valuable resource.
- To be recognized as a top health resource for community members to access reliable health information.
- To pioneer the distribution of reliable and credible health information, through novel social media platforms.
Conclusion:
HautHealth launched on August 22, 2017 and as of now we have reached 738 followers on Instagram, with a strong engagement. We have teamed up with five specialists to create content for several of our posts, as well as received funding from the Primary Care Network to support our efforts in this project. We hope to present at this convention in order to share this educational resource with more health professionals who can assist us through either collaboration, or sharing our platform with the public in order to grow. We look forward to this opportunity.
Presenter:
Karin Pedersen, RN
Bayshore & Alberta Health Services
kepeders@ualberta.ca
Other presenter:
Stephanie Liu, MD
stephanieliu2132@gmail.com
STATION 16
Building Bridges for Stollery Awasisak (children in Cree) Indigenous Health
Learning objectives:
- Participants will be able to state the importance of a Talking Circle format to engage Indigenous children, families and communities to take charge of their own health.
- Participants will be able to identify a unique example of honouring and implementing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.
- Participants will be able to justify through protocol a Talking Circle in their area of practice.
Activities, methods, innovation:
Talking Circles can provide a safe environment to engage Indigenous communities in their own healing and health goals.
Outcomes, results, lessons learned:
Talking Circles were initiated in 7 communities with the involvement of 28 communities and 95 participants throughout central to northern Alberta. A final Talking Circle Report with recommendations has been developed by AHS Evaluation Services.
Conclusions:
The continuation of Talking Circles to initiate change shapes the foundation and success of Awasisak Programming and building relationships.
Presenter:
Sherri Di Lallo
Indigenous Child Family Engagement Coordinator
Alberta Health Services, Stollery Children's Hospital
sherri.dilallo@ahs.ca
STATION 17
Patient-Family Centered Care and Communication
Providing patient-family-center care is recognized as an effective strategy to improve patient outcomes, patient experiences and quality of care. Communication is essential to providing patient-family-centered care as it aids to engage patients, families and other members of the healthcare team. At Labrador-Grenfell Health (L-GH) providing patient-family centered care is a core value. To support this approach L-GH has implemented and embedded key strategic initiatives. To enhance communication the assignment, unit and patient communication boards have been implemented.The boards inform and involve patients, families and the health professionals of the plan of care. To engage patients and ensure their safety and quality care Intentional patient rounding (IPR) has been implemented. IPR is nursing staff rounding on their patients with a purpose and proactively meeting their needs. Communication boards and IPR are evidence-based practices that the L-GH Nursing Department implemented to ensure patient-family centered care and communication is delivered.
Primary presenter:
Colleen Rixon, RN, BN, Masters of Health Studies
Regional Director
Labrador-Grenfell Health
colleen.rixon@lghealth.ca
Other presenter:
Donnie Sampson, RN, BN, MN-NP, Masters of Health Studies
Vice President of Nursing/Chief Nurse
Labrador-Grenfell Health
donnie.sampson@lghealth.ca
STATION 18
Reducing Hospital Harm
Learning objectives:
- Explain the importance of reducing hospital harm.
- Raise awareness about what nurses and organizations can do to reduce hospital harm.
Activities, methods, innovation:
- Present and explain the infographic to Canadian nurses to raise awareness about reducing hospital harm.
- The nursing process was modified to show how nurses can reduce hospital harm at an individual level, while ‘A Framework for Safe, Reliable and Effective Care’ was used as a guide for organizations.
Outcomes, results, lessons learned:
- Hospital harm can be prevented if there is increased awareness about this topic.
- Participants take information learned from the presentation and further implement it within their organization.
Conclusions:
It is important to bring this infographic to the attention of Canadian nurses to gain knowledge about the impact hospital harm has on Canadians and the healthcare system and strategies to reduce it.
Primary presenter:
Allison Locke, RN, BScN, MN Candidate
alocke6@alumni.uwo.ca
Other presenters:
Kendall Butler
butler14@uwindsor.ca
Rachelle Bouffard
bouffar@uwindsor.ca
STATION 19
Canadian Expertise: CPSI Patient Safety Education Program Canada (PSEP – Canada): Patient / Client Safety in Home Care
Learning objectives:
To describe how the PSEP – Canada Program can inspire improvements in quality and patient safety through curricula which allows health care professionals’ to acquire techniques and knowledge to better integrate patient safety into their practice.
Activities, methods, innovation:
- An overview of the PSEP – Canada Program including over 30 peer reviewed learning modules and details of a new curriculum – Patient/Client Safety in Home Care will be presented. The new module is the result of combining Canadian Home Care research and nursing academic experts.
- Fundamental patient safety knowledge and skills including Teamwork, Communication and Safety Culture are crucial for providers to demonstrate in their practices.
Outcomes, results, lessons learned:
The program has over 1,000 Trainers across the country and Trainers are able to take the extensive curricula to their organization and customize and align to current quality and patient safety structures and initiatives.
Conclusions:
The curricula provides nursing practice with resources to support advancing patient safety in their practice.
Presenter:
Joan Fernandez, RN, BA, BScN, MPH
Patient Safety Improvement Lead
Canadian Patient Safety Institute
jfernandez@cpsi-icsp.ca
STATION 20
Recovery Activation Community Transition (ReACT) Service: Supporting Successful Transition of Patients Experiencing Severe, Persistent Mental Illness into the Community
Recovery Activation Community Transition (ReACT) is a mental health service comprised of an interdisciplinary team of nurses, case workers, social workers, and community partners who provide recovery focused care to support the individualized needs of difficult to discharge patients. These are patients that require frequent admissions or extensive lengths of stay in psychiatric hospitals.
ReACT service begins during the patients inpatient stay and continues as an outpatient service for up to two years. With physician oversight, ReACT team members work with clinical staff, patients, families and housing providers to determine the duration, intensity and scope of their interventions. The goal is improving patient’s health and psychosocial functioning, enhancing community supports, and successfully transitioning patients into the community.
The service has successfully decreased patient’s length of stay, readmission rates while increasing collaboration with community partners.
Lessons learned include the need for alternative communication strategies to bridge hospital and community teams.
Primary presenter:
Cathy Duivesteyn, RN, BSN, CPMHN
Clinical Manager
Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences
duivesteync@ontarioshores.ca
Other presenters:
Jen De Souza, RN, BScN, CPMHN
Clinicial Nurse Specialist
Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences
desouzaj@ontarioshores.ca
Tracey Mollison, RN, MN
Clinical Manager
Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences
mollisont@ontarioshores.ca
Brenda Lahey, RN
Clinical Manager
Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences
laheyb@ontarioshores.ca
STATION 21
Using the Nursing Role Effectiveness Model to Evaluate Nursing Contributions in Healthcare: Does the Model have Utility within the Primary Care Setting?
Across Canada, 400,000+ nurses play important roles in the provision of patient care. In acute care, nursing contributions have been measured based on adverse events as performance indicators. The Nursing Role Effectiveness Model (NREM) was developed to guide the evaluation of nursing contributions, however, little is known about its utility in primary healthcare.
Methods:
A scoping review was conducted to explore the utility of NREM in research evaluating nursing contributions across all healthcare settings.
Results:
20 articles met inclusion criteria. The majority of studies utilizing NREM were conducted in acute care. Fewer were conducted in community settings, such as primary care. Majority of literature used NREM as a guide for variable selection.
Conclusion:
There is a paucity of evidence applying NREM in primary care. Evaluating nursing contributions to the quality and cost of care is necessary to inform implementation/optimization of nursing within practice; this is particularly important within primary care.
Presenter:
Julia Lukewich, RN, PhD
Assistant Professor
Memorial University of Newfoundland
jlukewich@mun.ca