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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BGH Nurses Give Collective Voice to New Vision Brockville—Nursing staff at Brockville General Hospital has set its sights on the new Nursing Vision Statement drafted by all nursing personnel over the past few months. “It started with the Nursing Practice Council (NPC) last summer,” explains NPC Co-Chair Cindy Patterson, BGH Interim Clinical Manager of Surgical Services at the Charles Street Site. “We wanted a new professional vision for our nurses, so we asked all of them for positive feedback on their work.” From that feedback, keywords were chosen that came up frequently—keywords that became the foundation of the new professional vision statement. “Too often, we reserve discussion for work issues, problems. It’s negative feedback,” Patterson says. “With the nursing vision, we gave the NPC a kickoff with a clean slate, got all the nurses thinking together, and had our nursing staff revisit what they do well. The vision starts us off together on a positive note, through the council.” NPC Co-Chair Lorraine White, BGH Charge Nurse with the Rehab and Restorative Care Programs at the Garden Street Site, says the key comments were very positive and healthy. “Our nurses value collaboration, teamwork, and a patient/family focus in their work,” she explains. “The patient comes first. Excellence in nursing directly impacts our patients’ care and their hospital experience. “Through the Nursing Practice Council and the new nursing vision,” White continues, “we aim to collaboratively achieve nursing excellence here at BGH. The NPC represents nursing staff from all clinical areas, acting as a forum to share ideas with each other and our Chief Nursing Executive, Heather Crawford. It’s a crucial link between frontline staff and senior leadership. The Nursing Vision makes it happen.” The BGH Nursing Vision reads, “Collaborative nursing professionals who deliver patient/family-centred care through nursing excellence, supported by accountability, autonomy and ongoing professional development.” The long-term goal for BGH nursing staff now hangs in every clinical work area across the organization. “I am very proud of the Nursing Practice Council and the staff who have created the Nursing Vision,” says Heather Crawford, VP Clinical Services and CNE for Brockville General Hospital. “They have worked very hard to elicit feedback from nursing staff in all departments, on the initial drafts of the vision. The new Nursing Vision is a clear voice of all our nursing staff.” For more information, please contact:
Healthy people – Outstanding Care
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