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Oct 19, 2023 · New data shows that errors are growing in Canadian hospitals, as one in 17 hospitalizations from March 2022 to March 2023 involved a patient experiencing harm, according to a new report from the...
Mar 25, 2024 · Professional misconduct by nurses is a critical challenge in providing safe quality care, which can lead to devastating and extensive outcomes. Explaining the experiences of clinical nurses and nursing managers in this regard using an in-depth qualitative method can be beneficial.
- Clarice Shen, Toronto
- Meaghan Thumath, Vancouver
- Shaye Fleming, Calgary
Clarice Shen, 25, is an acute care nurse at Toronto's Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. In January, just a year out of nursing school, she was caring for a patient who was exhibiting symptoms of a virus that didn't even have a name yet. He turned out to be the first patient to test positive with COVID-19 in Canada. "There was a lot of uncertainty,...
Meaghan Thumath is a registered nurse who wears many hats. She works with homeless and marginalized communities in Vancouver's notorious downtown East side. She also teaches nursing, does clinical research, and participates in international deployments with The World Health Organization that have included work on Ebola and other outbreaks overseas....
Shaye Fleming has been off work since September. That's when the 29-year-old caught COVID-19 while on a regular shift as a cardiac nurse at Calgary's Foothills Medical Centre. "It's been over two months now, and I'm just starting to feel a little bit back to normal," she said. "I still get quite short of breath, and this isn't like me, you know? I ...
Unless it was exceptionally serious, a single clinical incident would not indicate a general lack of competence on the part of a nurse, midwife or nursing associate. We recognise that nurses, midwives and nursing associates sometimes make mistakes or errors of judgement.
Jun 12, 2021 · The complaint was made by a nurse who was on duty during a short-staffed shift in 2018 at Stanton Territorial Hospital's obstetrics ward. The nurse alleged that manager Tracy Matesic created an...
Sep 28, 2021 · Unprofessional conduct is a complex phenomenon that is connected to nurses’ individual and working backgrounds and has an impact on their work performance. More research is needed to identify how nursing communities can detect, manage and limit the serious effects and consequences of unprofessional conduct.
Mar 17, 2021 · The Executive Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer for CommonSpirit Health discusses challenges nurses are facing during the Covid-19 pandemic, predominantly in terms of staffing, burnout,...
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