APN08-CNS 临床护理专家

AWHONN: 15 sites in the US and Canada
Our Current Project…

Planning implementation of the WRHA Pain Assessment & Management Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG)

i.e. baseline knowledge level

Research Tool: a well-validated 22 item true/false questionnaire
Our current project…

Study findings will guide implementation of the CPG at SBGH

Identify knowledge gaps Design appropriate education sessions Generate interest in learning about pain then….

Introduce CPG

Thank you!

CNS group: an opportunity to:

improve pain management, improve patient satisfaction, and to decrease LOS
“Pain” Project

Goal: explore knowledge & attitudes nurses (~700 +) have re: pain assessment & management



To improve clinical outcomes
St. Boniface General Hospital
SBGH: 10 Clinical Nurse Specialists



Cardiac Sciences Gerontology Medicine Palliative Care Surgery Woman & Child Program
(K. Jabusch)


Canadian heart failure patients’ & caregivers’ emotions (E. Estrella-Holder) Multimodal assessment of functional capacity in heart failure patients: The integrated role of the heart failure and device clinics (E. Estrella-Holder)

SBGH CNS Research

Testing the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale (BSES) among mothers of ill or preterm infants What really happens after they go home? Human milk feeding after NICU discharge (B. Wheeler)
The CNS Role

Practice Education Leadership Research CNS role: “recognized as ideal to bridge the research gap between academia and clinical practice”
(A. Fedorowicz)

SBGH CNS Research

Urinary drainage following continence surgery: Development of Canadian best practice guidelines (B. Lewthwaite)
What do nurses know about postoperative nausea and vomiting?

SBGH CNS Research

Parents in the NICU: Development of a satisfaction survey (B. Wheeler) The effects of post-operative pain education on selected patient outcomes for urgent coronary bypass surgery
Clinical Nurse Specialists: Value Added!
Barbara Wheeler RN, MN, IBCLC, RLC St. Boniface General Hospital 21 November 2008
The Strong Model
Ackerman, M.H. et al. (1996)
SBGH CNS Research

Staff knowledge & attitudes regarding implementation of the Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP) (B. Tallman)
The effectiveness of probiotic yogurt in preventing antibiotic associated diarrhea in hospitalized patients
(B. Lewthwaite)

SBGH CNS Research
Βιβλιοθήκη Baidu
Factors related to patient satisfaction in a Family Medicine Residency Teaching program (J. Parker)
Late-Preterm Infant Research-Based Practice Project (B. Wheeler)
(Nelson, et al., 2007)
Importance of Nursing Research

To provide scientific accountability & a foundation for evidence-based practice
To evaluate the efficacy of nursing practice To advance the practice of nursing, and ultimately,