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Research to Action Collaboration within The 80/20 Project Kamloops, BC

Research to Action Collaboration within The 80/20 Project Kamloops, 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

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Research to Action Collaboration within The 80/20 Project Kamloops, BC

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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 80/20 Project in BC

  4. Professional Development • Unit nurses chose activities e.g. • taking courses • creating educational tool for children • shadowing nurses • planning education day

  5. Practice & Academia • Locally: 15 nurses (RN’s & LPN’s) worked with Marion to develop their Learning Plans (LP) • Ongoing adaptation of learning plans

  6. Karrie’s Experience • Karrie (LPN): worked toward becoming an RN • Practice & Academic link • Karrie’s Story

  7. Karrie’s BSN Journey RN • 20% Student • 80% LPN

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. Where to From Here? • Continued collaboration between practice & academia • Practice initiatives • Teaching e.g. preceptors • Research • Ongoing learning opportunities • Supporting leadership in the future

  11. . Questions? Thank-you

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