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Examples of outcomes of NP leadership in LTC homes:

• Supported establishing links between fragmented systems of care
• Developing policies, strategies and algorithms to establish links between LTC and acute care
• Supported emergency department avoidance programs
• Building partnerships with other care providers and programs (e.g. laboratory, diagnostic imaging)
• Increasing access with hospitals and specialists
• Support staff and families

NP leadership competencies in LTC homes include:

• Assumes complex and advanced leadership roles to initiate and guide change
• Provides leadership to foster collaboration with multiple stakeholders to improve health care
• Demonstrates leadership using critical and reflective thinking
• Advocates for improved access, quality, and cost-effective health care
• Advances practice through the development and implementation of innovations incorporating principles of change
• Communicates practice knowledge effectively
• Participates in professional organizations and activities that influence advanced practice nursing and/or health outcomes of a population focus