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#nursing #skpoli #ptsafety SUN was hopeful at the outset that Lean concepts would be effective - it's very disappointing this is turning out not to be the case in practice. We are progressively hearing more from the front-lines about how Lean does not fit with the registered nursing process. The leadership shown by engaging registered nurses in Lean must now extend to listening to the…

Prof Linda H Aiken PhD a <a data-cke-saved-href="http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(13)62631-8/fulltext#cor1" href="http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(13)62631-8/fulltext#cor1" title="" "="">, Douglas M Sloane PhD a, Luk…

BY CATHARINE MAKELKI, THE STARPHOENIX The community of l'Isle-Verte in Quebec gathered recently to remember the more than 30 residents who lost their lives in a fire that broke out in a nursing home. This tragedy should make us all reflect on the conditions of care for our seniors. The lack of sprinklers in the Quebec facility clearly played a major role, but many people were shocked to…

REGINA, February 10, 2014: In the wake of the recently agreed to extension of a pause on registered nurse position abolishment with the Ministry of Health, the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) launches a groundbreaking social media video campaign. The four-week campaign, kicking off Monday, February 10, 2014, will feature daily, hard-hitting interviews with leading Canadian researchers and…

SUNSpots is the official newsletter of the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses informing SUN members and external stakeholders of issues concerning the nursing profession and the health care system locally, provincially and nationally. 2014 Issues Vol. 40 - Issue #1 (February) View Publication