Week 6 Flashcards
(22 cards)
provincial nursing organizations
- British Columbia Nurses Union (BCNU)
- British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM)
- Nurses and Nurse Practitioners of British Columbia (NNPBC)
- Registered Nurses Foundation of British Columbia (RNFBC)
National nursing organizations
- Canadain Nurses Association (CNA)
- Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN)
- Canadian Nurses Student Association (CNSA)
- Specialty associations
Intraprofessional collaboration (lateral)
refers to the collaboration between two or more disciplines of the same profession. For example, RN’s LPN’s. the strategies that foster healthy environments while maintaining the awareness that collaboration must align with the needs of the patient or client. (When a lack of understanding of another team member’s role and/or scope of practice exists, it is difficult to understand how to work collaboratively) understanding what Intraprofessional collaborations is provides progress toward safe and effective patient care.
Interprofessional collaboration (IPC)
is often used synonymously with the term IPP. It is described as occurring “…when practitioners from two or more professions work together with a common purpose, commitment and mutual respect” to provide health and social care services. There is shared accountability, interdependence, role clarity, mutual goal setting, and knowledge and skills that are translated into competencies for IPP. When learners/practitioners and communities develop and maintain interprofessional working relationships that enable optimal health outcomes. Promotes interprofessional learning. (Medicine and nursing). In an interprofessional collaborative team, leadership is shared and flexible based on complementary knowledge, expertise, and skill, and team members strive to improve team functioning while engaging patients and families as team members.
The Six IPC competency domains are:
- Patient/client/family/community-centered care
- Ip communication
- Role clarification
- Team functioning
- Collaborative leadership
- Ip conflict resolution
Interdisciplinary collaboration
refers to different disciplines working together on the same project, requiring them to analyze, blend, and complement their distinctive attributes, thereby reaching a coherent and coordinated whole.
Multidisciplinary (isolation) and multi-professional collaboration Multidisciplinary
refers to individuals from two or more disciplines working in parallel, coming together for specific issues and problems. When working in a multidisciplinary team health care workers are working independently, as in IPP and IPC.
Interprofessional education (IPE)
is defined as “… occasions when members or students of two or more professions learn with, from, and about each other, to improve collaboration and the quality of care and services. It is the beginning of continuing interprofessional learning. And is one of the most effective ways to advance IPC as it ensures that healthcare providers gain the knowledge, training, and tools necessary to promote the active participation of each care provider in patient care.
Interprofessional practice (IPP): entails
- Client-centered – optimization of health and
wellness according to patient - Evidence-informed – use of best practice
resources - Access – availability of health and continuity of
care - Epidemiology – demographics-based health
information - Social justice and equity – to support health
promotion and prevention - Ethics – enhancement of ethical practice
IPC considerations
- team dynamics
- communication skills
- clear roles and responsibilities
- role of primary care provider
Principles of IPE education
- One size does not fit all.
- Resources are required, both from a top-down approach as well as operationally.
- Curricula changes are essential.
- IPE must be introduced at the right time.
- Collaborative learning environments must be created.
- Structures must be modified to support collaboration.
- IPE should be embedded in the system.
- Evidence makes the best case for IPE; and
- Interprofessional players must engage the community.
Levels of IPE
- Micro
- Meso
- Macro
Micro-level factors
- refer to connections between students, educators, and health care providers that influence IPE and IPC. Micro-level factors in education relate to teaching, whereas micro-level factors in practice setting refer to interactions.
Meso-level factors
- refer to connections at the organizational level that influence interprofessional education and collaboration practice, such as connections between teaching and health organizations. (Interprofessional education: institution factors. Interprofessional collaboration: organizational factors.)
Macro-level factors
- refer to system-level connections that influence IPE and collaborative practice, such as politics, socioeconomics, and culture. (Interprofessional education: Systemic factors. Interprofessional collaboration: systemic factors)
Canadian competencies of IPC
- robust, comprehensive competency statements stand the test of time;
- competency descriptors delineate the knowledge, skills, attitudes, values, and judgments that are “dynamic, development, and evolutionary”
- IPL is cumulative, along a continuum
- IPC is vital for improved health outcomes
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What do nursing unions do?
- advocacy for nurses’ rights and job security
- often focus on
a. job security
b. job safety
c. wages
d. healthcare benefits
e. pensions
f. staffing
g. health and safety legislation
Union vs. employer
Union:
- member centered
- advocacy
Employer:
- policies
- legislation
British Columbia nurses union
The BC Nurses’ Union protects and advances the health, safety, and social and economic well-being of our members, our profession, and our communities.
who is the BCNU and what are their nursing-related domains?
- We are the professional nursing union in BC
- Offer services related to all four domains of nursing
a. Clinical Practice
b. Leadership
c. Research
d. Education
BCNU values
- Collectivity
- Democracy
- Equality
- Excellence
- Integrity
- Social Justice
- Solidarity
BCNU position statements
- Gender-Affirming Care
- Harm Reduction
- Indigenous Health
- Mental Health System Reform
- Nurse Autonomy
- Nursing Leadership
- Nursing Workload & Patient Safety
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