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Policy report Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO), Mind the Safety Gap in Health System Transformation: Reclaiming the Role of the RN. http://rnao.ca/sites/rnao-ca/files/HR_REPORT_May11.pdf RNAO announced to its members at the May 2015 annual general meeting last year that we would undertake a major study to analyse Ontario's nursing human resources to ensure the public has access to appropriate nursing care. It was in response to our members, who voiced their concerns over a negative trend in the health system, that was robbing Ontarians of the rich knowledge and skills of registered nurses. RNAO has diligently reviewed the health system priorities outlined by health minister Eric Hoskins and compared them with trends in population health and nursing human resources. We focus our report on two top areas of concern: nursing skill-mix utilisation and organisational models of nursing care delivery. Our analysis reveals a shocking reality: trends in...

Source: Evidence-Based Nursing - March 22, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Noble, H. Tags: Resources Source Type: research