Transcript Nursing Indaba - CRITICAL CARE

Nursing Indaba
CCSSA Nursing Forum
08-08-08
Just imagine …
if anything were possible
What would your
critical care
nursing look like?
CCSSA Nursing Forum
Purpose statement…
To lead a new trend of South African
critical nurses who have found their
voice of influence and contribute to
improving ICU practice, management,
education and policy at local, national
and regional level
CCSSA Nursing Forum
08-08-08
• Sub-committee of the CCSSA – to
THE
CONCEPT
represent
interests
of CCNs/nurses in
SA ICUs
• Purpose – greater representation of
CCNs in 6 regions of CCSSA
Constitution (2007)
• Additional members to include the 2
elected & the 2 co-opted Nurse
members of CCSSA Council, viz. the
WFCCN & CTG reps.
• Legitimate structure
• Objective – address CCN matters
• Leadership
• Regional / Provincial / Branch
representation
THE PROCESS
• Concept of a nursing sub-structure of the
CCSSA proposed in 2006
• Accepted & initiated at June 2007 CCSSA
Council meeting
• Inaugural meeting of group held Aug.
2007 at CCSSA Congress
• Presentation to Congress Aug. 2007
• Follow-up meeting held Dec. 2007 at
CCSSA Refresher Course in. P. E.
• Proposal & nomination form submitted for
postage to members in Dec. 2007
• Strategic Planning Workshop organised for
Feb. 2008, Cape Town
• Planning meetings April & June 2008, JHB.
Commitments
• Chairperson to facilitate initially
• Support from CCSSA Council, incl.
financial support
• 3 year mandate
• Individual commitment
• Dedicated webpage
• Potential Newsletter
Portfolios – Focus Areas
1. Critical Care Nursing Education
2. Clinical Practice
3. Management & Professional
development
4. Research
1. CRITICAL CARE
NURSING EDUCATION
Areas of concern:
• Undergraduate training
• Pre-course training courses
• Crit. Care Nurs. Programme
• Level of knowledge & competence
• SAQA / NQF requirements
• SANC & the new Nursing Act
• Assessors, clinical mentors
• Clinical Masters’ programme
2. CLINICAL PRACTICE
Potential Strategies:
• Quality improvement initiatives
• System-wide model
• Care Bundle approach
• Database
• Education and Training projects
• Measurable outcomes
3. MANAGEMENT
Areas of Concern:
• Shortage of nurses
• Staffing ratios & skills mix
• Recruitment and Retention
• Professional image of nurses
• Working conditions
4. RESEARCH
• How to conduct sound research in SA
ICUs
• National database
Summary of activities
• East London
– 5 Workshops
• Durban
– 1 journal club
• Johannesburg
– 6 nursing ward rounds
in Johannesburg
Hospital
– 2 journal club meeting
for ICU clinical
facilitators
PLEASE……………
EMPOWER THE NURSES
WFCCN
• Election of New Core Administrative team
August 2007
President – Ged Williams (Australia)
Secretary – Shelley Schmollgruber (South Africa)
Treasurer – Gordon Speed (New Zealand)
Trade Liaison – Laura Alberto (Argentina)
• Accomplishment Report 2005 – 2007
• Strategic Plan established August 2007
WFCCN Journal and Website
• CONNECT Official Journal of WFCCN contract
has been renewed to 2010
– Plans are in place to renew the webpage for Connect,
expand readership and articles to commence Spanish
Translation of articles by end of 2008
• Website redevelopment plan February 2008
– Website is currently being rebuilt to meet current and
future trends
– New Presentation should be available by September
2008
FLORENCE 2009
10th CONGRESS WFSICCM (WORLD FEDERATION OF SOCIETIES OF
INTENSIVE AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE)
63rd CONGRESS SIAARTI (ITALIAN SOCIETY OF ANAESTHESIA,
ANALGESIA, RESUSCITATION AND INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE)
6th ANNUAL CONGRESS WFCCN (WORLD FEDERATION OF CRITICAL
CARE NURSES)
Florence, 28th August - 1st September 2009
e-mail [email protected]
www.wfsiccm-florence2009.it
Jos Latour
Executive Board Member
Netherlands
Minette Coetzee
Board member and representative for
Africa and the Middle East
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The CCSSA Website
www.criticalcare.org.za
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Could we
Lead a new trend of South African
critical nurses who have found their
voice of influence and contribute to
improving practice, management,
education and policy at local, national
and regional level?
Speak the credible voice of nurses ?
CCSSA Nursing Forum
08-08-08