S.P.A.N.C.

This blog is meant to be a place for Sunnybrook Peri-Anesthesia Nurses (Pre-Admission Centre, Same Day Surgery, Post Anesthetic Are Unit and Surgical Short Stay Unit) to stay in communication with each other and to be up-to-date with concerns regarding the Peri-Anesthesia Department. The Purpose of S.P.A.N.C is •To re-implement a unit based council •to identify the unique role of the Peri-anesthesia nurse and to help staff from other areas understand what it is that we do •to create a collegial atmosphere for sharing our professional experiences within the subgroups of Peri-anesthesia •to facilitate open discussion and priority of issues relating to professional practice, education and research that impact on the quality of our work life and thereby affect positive outcomes for our patients and their families.

Friday, December 12, 2008

Corporate Nursing Council Meeting

Have you ever wondered what is being discussed at the monthly Nursing Council Meetings held at the McLaughlin Auditorium? Here are the minutes. Sandi and Betty will be taking turns attending, but anyone who is interested in becoming involved, please step forward.

NURSING COUNCIL MEETING
MINUTES
DATE: - November 26, 2008

Location: Sunnybrook, McLaughlin Auditorium EG 18a
Co-Chair: Julie Diemert, RN, BScN, SB Site
Co-chair: Anita Long, RN, BSN, SB Site
Recorder: Aaron Dumanat, RPN, Holland Site



Agenda Item
Issue/Discussion
Decision/Action
Gathering of Community & Call to Order
Called to order at 0740

Review Agenda & Approval of Minutes
Read over, and a few grammatical/spelling corrections made
Sophie Baranik, Bridget Jackman
Announcements & Comments
Obstetrics Rounds – Friday Nov 28
4th Annual Oncology Education day on Feb 12
Recertification Schedule: (WHMIS, Fire safety etc)
Organizational Workshops
RNAO- E-health workshop
Quality Improvement workshop on December 10 & 11
A Culture of Inclusion Sessions
Advisory meeting held for the future goals of Nursing
Brief report on NAC retreat. New Grad Initiative- Unfortunately a decrease in funding in the next year.

Welcome New Members
K1C, C2, C6

Professional Practice Updates
Frances Flint & Cathy O’Neil
Developing a policy for hand over protocol for the tri-campus to increase patient safety. Template given to members to review. Protocol to help decrease workload for nurses.
Add neurological status to the form, pain management, nutrition status, and family contact number. Travel Pass for a patient from diagnostic imaging. Include RPN, HFN/Armband check, special treatment, language spoken, lab/diagnostics pending, main service contact, include documentation of when patient has left the floor as well as when nurse gave report to the receiving nurse & list of units. Accountability in the policy.
Pilot: Holland Centre(3E), C3, and P & G.
Bladder Scanner
Due to the weather conditions, deferred to next month.

Nursing Rounds: Continence Care
Sue Sebastian
Becoming 21st Century Nightingale. Time spent in China. BNCC = Beijing Nightingale Consultation Corporation Limited. To share with our continence program with China’s Nursing Body. Goal: To promote bladder/bowel function to eligible patients.
Presentation to be sent out.
Open Session with EVP, Programs/Chief Health Professions and Nursing Executive
Confirmation for the New Grad Initiative for 2009/10 funding.
December 5th, a big meeting with the directors, PCM for how to recruit new grads for next year and to confirm going forward with the externs next year.
The Resource Pools are growing, still need to develop more.
No new money expected after 2009/10 for the corporate budgets.
We have 10 CCAC managers. There is increased funding to help with the patients who need ALC (funding for patients to have increased CCAC services so they can remain at home while waiting for placement).
New Nursing Clinic set up at CNIB for IV antibiotic treatment, dressing changes etc.
Christian (PCM) is looking at developing a plan for helping with the orientation of Internationally Educated Nurses.
Communicating with Care Program will have Internationally Educated Nurses be buddied with a staff nurse to observe the staff nurse interacting with the different groups.
ABC program: with the University of Toronto to have the nursing students who have a degree and are now going for their nursing degree to pre-select the hospital where they will do all their clinical placements.
NAC Retreat: missing representatives from the NC. Set goals and objects for the next two years.
Input to be given to Sue for where we would see Nursing in the next 18 months.
Follow up to develop strategies to improve participation.
Reports from Workgroups
Best Practice: Presented the results from the survey that was done by the nursing council members
Nursing Voice/Nursing Rounds: Reviewed the Terms of Reference
Nursing Research: Went to the Library and spoke with Henry and had help to use the online resources and have been able to tighten up the question.
Information & Technology: RNAO eHealth champions workshops (fill out the application to attend with a letter of recommendation from management), RNAO education day happening at Sunnybrook in February
New Member Orientation: Three new members

Adjournment
Next Meeting – December 17, 2008, Sunnybrook, McLaughlin Auditorium (EG18a)
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