{"id":170,"date":"2024-03-06T01:17:11","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T06:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=170"},"modified":"2024-04-04T09:20:19","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T13:20:19","slug":"5-2","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/npltc\/chapter\/5-2\/","title":{"raw":"5.2 NP as Leader","rendered":"5.2 NP as Leader"},"content":{"raw":"The recent years have highlighted the need for the following in LTC:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Adequate and coordinated federal and provincial\/territorial investments and funding into services provided in LTC sector<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Investment in a healthy and competent LTC workforce<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Capacity of the health system to respond to the growing and complex needs of LTC residents<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Stronger infection prevention and control practices<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Standards and accountability measures to enable the delivery of high-quality, safe, resident-centred care<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nThe delivery of high-quality LTC requires:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Resident-centred: responding to individual goals, needs, and preferences<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Effective: providing evidence-informed health services to those who need them<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Safe: avoiding harm to all people involved in care<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Accessible: receiving care that is timely and equitable.[footnote]National Institute on Ageing, 2022[\/footnote][footnote]Health Standards Organization, 2023[\/footnote]<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nThe NP role in LTC encompasses:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Domains: advanced practice, consultation, education, research, and leadership (RNAO, 2020).<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Health promotion, management of chronic conditions, and the early detection and treatment of medical complications<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Staff education, best practice<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Research, innovation, quality improvement<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<strong>The NP role is not to replace already established roles, but to enhance care through advanced clinical practice, leadership and knowledge transfer.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\nNPs can also support programs in LTC that support clinical practice and quality initiatives. This can include:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Fall Prevention<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Skin and Wound Care Management<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Continence Care and Bowel Management<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Pain and Symptom Management<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Nutrition and Hydration<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Responsive Behaviours<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Integrating a Palliative Approach to Care<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","rendered":"<p>The recent years have highlighted the need for the following in LTC:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Adequate and coordinated federal and provincial\/territorial investments and funding into services provided in LTC sector<\/li>\n<li>Investment in a healthy and competent LTC workforce<\/li>\n<li>Capacity of the health system to respond to the growing and complex needs of LTC residents<\/li>\n<li>Stronger infection prevention and control practices<\/li>\n<li>Standards and accountability measures to enable the delivery of high-quality, safe, resident-centred care<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The delivery of high-quality LTC requires:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Resident-centred: responding to individual goals, needs, and preferences<\/li>\n<li>Effective: providing evidence-informed health services to those who need them<\/li>\n<li>Safe: avoiding harm to all people involved in care<\/li>\n<li>Accessible: receiving care that is timely and equitable.<a class=\"footnote\" title=\"National Institute on Ageing, 2022\" id=\"return-footnote-170-1\" href=\"#footnote-170-1\" aria-label=\"Footnote 1\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><a class=\"footnote\" title=\"Health Standards Organization, 2023\" id=\"return-footnote-170-2\" href=\"#footnote-170-2\" aria-label=\"Footnote 2\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[2]<\/sup><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The NP role in LTC encompasses:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Domains: advanced practice, consultation, education, research, and leadership (RNAO, 2020).<\/li>\n<li>Health promotion, management of chronic conditions, and the early detection and treatment of medical complications<\/li>\n<li>Staff education, best practice<\/li>\n<li>Research, innovation, quality improvement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The NP role is not to replace already established roles, but to enhance care through advanced clinical practice, leadership and knowledge transfer.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>NPs can also support programs in LTC that support clinical practice and quality initiatives. 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