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The Minister of Health’s directive for the Regional Health Authorities (RHAs) to pause the abolishment of registered nurse positions has expired and government has decided it will not be extended. This decision is deeply troubling for SUN and SUN members given that concerns around patient safety, which were the reason for the pause, have not been addressed.   The pause was initially…

#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…