We Care
550+
Nurses
trained at
Baycrest last year.
ENHANCING SENIORS' CARE
A commitment to providing the best possible
care begins with frontline staff, and 17 of
Baycrest's nurses are leading the way for their
peers. Newly qualified with the Canadian Nursing
Association's geriatric specialty certification, the
nurses were honoured at a celebration last July.
The 17 were sponsored by Baycrest to pursue
the certification. Weekly exam preparation
workshops, coordinated by an advanced practice
leader, provided a forum for structured learning
and support. "We want to take down as many
barriers as possible for our nurses to succeed,"
said Anne Marie Shin, director of Nursing.
"Sponsorship is just one way to encourage
professional development and continue the
trend of knowledge sharing."
VETERAN NURSES
ADVANCING PRACTICE
Eight registered nurses and registered practical
nurses at Baycrest are putting the knowledge
they've gained over many years to good use on
projects that will advance the practice of nursing.
The eight are the first at Baycrest to participate
in the Late Career Nursing Initiative, funded by
the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.
The program gives experienced nurses the
opportunity to step away from bedside care one
day a week for 12 weeks to work on projects like
mentoring, evaluation and quality improvement.
"As seasoned nurses we have a lot of `gold
nuggets' we can share – knowledge that's not
possible to put into books," said Lucie Holynaty,
a 39-year nursing veteran and program
participant. "Nothing beats experience."
The late career program is aligned with the
Best Practice Spotlight Organization initiative,
a three-year quality improvement project that
will see six best practice guidelines implemented
in the hospital and nursing home.
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