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Explore the success of the 80/20 Project in BC, a collaboration improving nursing retention and recruitment through professional development. Learn about the impact on nurses like Karrie on their educational journey and the challenges faced. Discover the future direction for this initiative.
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Research to ActionCollaboration withinThe 80/20 ProjectKamloops, BC Marion Healey-Ogden RN PhD Assistant Professor Thompson Rivers University (TRU) School of Nursing Karrie Simons LPN Royal Inland Hospital BSN Student at TRU CASN Conference, May 6, 2010
Background • 10 retention and recruitment initiatives across Canada • Breadth of collaboration • Federal • Provincial & Territorial • Local • 80/20 Project (on Paediatric floor) • ↑ retention & recruitment • Enriches workplace environment
Professional Development • Unit nurses chose activities e.g. • taking courses • creating educational tool for children • shadowing nurses • planning education day
Practice & Academia • Locally: 15 nurses (RN’s & LPN’s) worked with Marion to develop their Learning Plans (LP) • Ongoing adaptation of learning plans
Karrie’s Experience • Karrie (LPN): worked toward becoming an RN • Practice & Academic link • Karrie’s Story
Karrie’s BSN Journey RN • 20% Student • 80% LPN
Karrie: Impact • Established relationship with Marion at TRU • PD choice was wide open and we were supported! • Retention (saved me and others) • Mentorship on the floor _______________________________ • Challenges • Schedule conflict
Project: Impact • Nursing Unit • Preliminary positive results re: Retention & Recruitment • Practice & Academia • Collaboration • Networking for future projects __________________________________ • Challenges • Communicating value of project • Funding for ongoing 80/20 offerings
Where to From Here? • Continued collaboration between practice & academia • Practice initiatives • Teaching e.g. preceptors • Research • Ongoing learning opportunities • Supporting leadership in the future
. Questions? Thank-you