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SPOTLIGHTING BEST PRACTICE
In recognition of its expertise in elder care, research and
education, Baycrest Health Sciences was selected in 2012
as a candidate for becoming a Best Practice Spotlight
Organization (BPSO). Partnering with the Registered Nurses
Association of Ontario (RNAO), Baycrest nurses and their
colleagues in other disciplines are working together to
earn the right to join 51 international BPSOs.
During this three-year initiative, inter-professional working
groups will be implementing the RNAO's best practice
guidelines in five clinical areas of focus, including prevention
of falls and injuries from falls, and screening for delirium,
dementia and depression. The aim is to build capacity for
translating evidence-based practice at the point of care.
In November, some 50 nurses and allied health professionals
from Baycrest attended the RNAO's best practice champions'
workshop, where a toolkit for applying best practice guidelines
was introduced. For its part, the advanced practice nursing
team has organized skills training days where nurses work
in small groups on case-based scenarios. "By aligning our
clinical skills day with the BPSO initiative, we're giving nurses
at Baycrest the chance to learn more about the guidelines
we'll be implementing so that they're engaged and involved
in the process," said advanced practice nurse Aysha Bandali.
Award-winning
personal support
worker team, from
left, Zion Fremichael,
Paulette Williams,
Donna Nakhid and
Imelda Bowen.
