136 5.6 Key Points

Key Takeaways:

• Leadership roles in LTC include the management team, medical director and nurse practitioner
• Examples of NP leadership in LTC have been identified to include supporting links between fragmented systems of care, ED avoidance, building partnership with other care providers and programs, increasing access with hospitals & specialist & supporting staff and families
• NP leadership in LTC includes clinical, research, quality improvement (QI), education, change agent and consultation & collaboration roles
• Communities & working groups are integral to supporting practice in LTC.  Some of the working groups identified in LTC include ED diversion, palliative care, wound care and fall prevention
• Professional practice for NPs in LTC includes but is not limited to ethical practice and communities of practice (CoP)
• Four main principles of nursing ethics include autonomy, beneficence, justice & non-maleficence
• Communities of Practice (CoP) support generating, sharing knowledge and improving performance contributing to professional development and healthcare improvement