Enhancing lives together – Hamilton Health Sciences and St. To read stories about some of the great work nurses are doing at HHS, see pages 2 and 8.
You positively touch the lives of countless patients and their families, while supporting the work of your colleagues – your contributions are very much valued and appreciated. Great work on this very important initiative! Thank you to all of our nurses at HHS for the work you do each and every day. Additionally, implementation has begun on the RNAO Best Practice Guideline: Prevention of Falls and Fall Injuries in the Older Adult on 15 units across four sites. A working group of clinical experts, lead by nurses, developed inservice and e-learning education, and practical bedside resources for all clinical units. Of particular note is the work being done in Falls Prevention as part of our designation as a Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO) Best Practice Spotlight Organization and to meet requirements for accreditation. They are providing leadership in Transfer of Accountability, Assessment and Prevention of Pressure Ulcers, reviewing the RN/RPN skill mix, and implementation of the electronic health record, to name a few. Our nurses are involved in many initiatives across HHS. It’s not easy working under these conditions and I am impressed by our nurses’ ability to keep up their morale and continue to meet the needs of our patients and families.
We have been experiencing a very high number of patients who are awaiting placement in other facilities for care. I would like to thank nurses at Hamilton Health Sciences for their perseverance at times when there are bed shortages due to alternate level of care (ALC) issues. With close to 3,400 at HHS, each and every nurse makes a unique contribution to our mission of providing excellent health care for the people and communities we serve and the advancement of health care through education and research.
Nurses are critical to the care we provide at our family of hospitals. They are the compassionate women and men who care for patients, whether administering medications, assessing, planning and monitoring patient progress, or promoting prevention and wellness. Nurses are the “heart” of the health care system. Of course, this one week each year isn’t enough acknowledgment for the incredible contributions nurses make every day. Volume 6, number 6 - May 2008 Nursing at its best A message from Nancy Fram, Vice President Professional Affairs and Chief Nursing Executive I’m incredibly honoured to pay tribute to the amazing nurses at Hamilton Health Sciences during National Nursing Week, May 12-18.
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