205 8.3 Key Points

Key Takeaways

• NP practice integration into LTC requires many factors for success including personal advocacy
• Successfully integration a NP role into LTC requires knowledge & understanding of the NP scope of practice, knowledge of the LTC sector, staffing roles in the home & availability of resources
• Communication is a key factor to supporting NP integration and is important to understanding role & expectations
• Psychological safety is a condition where individuals are free from threats of harm to their psychological health
• Every health care worker deserves to working in an organization that prioritizes psychological health & safety

   

• A health care work environment that supports psychological health & safety reduces absenteeism & turnover, boosts productivity, reduces errors & health care costs, improves patient satisfaction, recruitment & retention, morale, relationships & sense of purpose

   

• NPs support policy development including policies around health care access, equality, quality of care, scope of practice, public health crises & health care legislation