The Big Conversation about the Quality of Nursing ... - CLAHRC-NDL
The Big Conversation about the Quality of Nursing ... - CLAHRC-NDL
The Big Conversation about the Quality of Nursing ... - CLAHRC-NDL
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At future events many delegates would prefer <strong>the</strong> conversations to take place in <strong>the</strong> afternoon<br />
with more time allocated to <strong>the</strong> open discussions. At this event, people were still trying to<br />
capture <strong>the</strong> issues and had just gained momentum when time was called. Although delegates<br />
were interested in this meetings afternoon talks it was felt <strong>the</strong>re were too many and too much<br />
emphasis on existing best practice which does not always transfer to different contexts. Future<br />
events <strong>the</strong>refore may needs to be redesigned to allow more conversations between delegates<br />
to take place.<br />
Key areas to consider may include:<br />
Developing leadership<br />
How to share best practice, <strong>the</strong> use <strong>of</strong> websites and communities <strong>of</strong> practice to enable<br />
sharing and learning<br />
Job „swaps‟ to understand each o<strong>the</strong>r‟s areas<br />
<strong>The</strong> importance <strong>of</strong> critical reflective practice<br />
Good models <strong>of</strong> supervision, mentorship, preceptorship.<br />
<strong>The</strong> importance <strong>of</strong> storytelling<br />
How to hear <strong>the</strong> key voice <strong>of</strong> frontline staff<br />
Promoting a culture <strong>of</strong> innovation and support<br />
<strong>The</strong> overriding evaluation is that <strong>the</strong> event was very positive through nurses being heard,<br />
having some honest, genuine and open dialogue and positively engaging with like-minded<br />
people. <strong>The</strong> event gave delegates <strong>the</strong> inspiration and confidence to consider how to take<br />
things forward and influence o<strong>the</strong>rs, and <strong>the</strong>re was a sense <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> event being an opportunity<br />
that gave nurses hope for <strong>the</strong> future. <strong>The</strong> next steps will be a launch <strong>of</strong> a <strong>Nursing</strong> Cabinet to<br />
oversee <strong>the</strong> ongoing improvements and bring <strong>the</strong> strategic priorities into a nursing strategy<br />
to facilitate change where <strong>the</strong> patient voice is heard in a way that is meaningful at every level.<br />
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