Learning is not something that stops when you graduate. It does not matter whether you are finishing your high school, diploma, bachelor, masters, or doctorate you will always continue to learn. Sometimes it might be with a lot of intent and focus, others you can passively use your time to review and reflect on a [...]
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On March 27th, 2012 I had the honour of being invited to speak at the Nursing Executive Leadership Academy, hosted by the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario in Niagara-on-the-Lake. While I couldn’t make it for the entire conference it was great to hear the presenters that day. The 60 or so attendees were all energetic [...]
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The Article: Hospital Noise Puts Patients at Risk Big Idea: Preventable noise can easily be reduced and may benefit patients. This may not be the most original or ground breaking paper, but I think it is an issue we often overlook, and one I hope gets more attention. I would love if we all had [...]
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Dr Peter Walker and Dr Michael Guerriere make a solid case for how the government and physicians need to find common ground in their article OMA Negotiations: Pay for Results. They do a great job in laying out the current environment surrounding the negotiations of physician compensation in Ontario. The article walks a tight balance of [...]
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Two weeks ago I was fortunate enough to get out to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. It is not exactly the January vacation spot of choice, a lovely city in the summer, but it can be quite cold during the winter. This year, however, the University of Saskatoon was hosting the Canadian Nursing Students’ Association’s (CNSA) National Conference. [...]
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Yes, washing your hands does make sense. If only the germs we carry were as obvious as in this video. Hopefully more videos will help healthcare professionals realize the large image a small behaviour change can make. Cite this… (new window)
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Patients come and go, admitted and discharge. Hopefully they are well enough to return home, or at least guided to the appropriate re-entry point into the healthcare system. Unfortunately this is not always the case. Due to various complex issues of coordination, funding, and established healthcare organizations patients are not always at the centre of [...]
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Last night I had the extraordinary pleasure of walking up to shake the hand of the Chancellor of the University of Toronto and accept my Masters of Nursing. While the president of the university did invoked a latin pronouncement no magic happened, no spell was cast or special powers were unlocked. A simple change to [...]
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The Article: Fostering implementation of health services research findings into practice: a consolidated framework for advancing implementation science Big Idea: Increased interest in implementation science has lead to a number of different theories about how to turn research into practice behaviours. However, each one is a bit different and leaves out key elements. This study [...]
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Recently I was reading a post by Nursetopia Be You: It is easy to look at a leader or colleague and think, “Wow, I’d really like to be like her/him.” I have had my fair share of those thoughts, and sometimes I still do. When I start to think that way, though, I try [...]
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