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Wednesday’s release of the Saskatchewan Ombudsman report on Margaret Walholm’s care at the Santa Maria Senior Citizen’s Home highlights how much work needs to happen in order to improve the quality of long term care in our province. The report clearly acknowledges that the entire long term care system in Saskatchewan is “under strain.” I know this tragedy hits home…

SUN’s 2015 member survey lets registered nurses have their say #skpoli #ptsafety #nursing [March 24, 2015] Every year SUN commissions a member survey to inform the work that we undertake in representing Saskatchewan’s Registered Nurses, Registered Psychiatric Nurses, and Nurse Practitioners. The survey is an important opportunity for SUN to take the pulse of the membership…

#skpoli #nursing #ptsafety It is disturbing that workers at Regina’s Santa Maria care home haven’t noticed any changes since the tragic death of one of its residents, 74-year-old Margaret Warholm, in October 2013. Of equal concern is that the three care aides who were compelled to come forward felt they needed to do so anonymously for fear of repercussions. Frontline care…

#nursing #skpoli #ptsafety It is well known that collective bargaining allows healthcare workers to achieve progress in areas such as compensation and working conditions, but the important role registered nursing unions play in improving patient safety and outcomes is often overlooked. In Canada, over 80% of registered nurses are unionized. This is the majority of the single largest group of…

#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…