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Nursing model will negatively affect patient care: BCNU Initial rollout of new care model has been a challenge for staff Part 1 in a series
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o combat spiralling health care costs and overworked registered nurses, Island Health is revamping its patent care model at Vancouver Island hospitals. In April, Island Health plans to transfer a number of acute-care nursing tasks to care aides at Victoria General and Royal Jubilee hospitals, after the model was implemented at Nanaimo Regional Hospital last September. The B.C. Nurses’ Union staunchly opposes this move, in which it argues the changes will result in weaker patient care. In the first of our three-part series, The News explores why Island Health believes this new care delivery model is necessary, and why the nurses’ union is adamantly opposed.
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Island Health plans to reduce chronic overtime worked by RNs by introducing health care assistants, or care aides, into acute care under a system called care delivery model redesign (CDMR). Acute care includes patients in emergency and those recovering from illness, injury or surgery. Under the new model, the feeding, bathing and toileting of patients will fall to care aides rather than nurses. Victoria’s two main hospitals were meant to restructure patient care services in January, but that deadline has been pushed to April after a rocky rollout at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital last September. “The transition (has) been challenging for staff, both in Nanaimo and Victoria, in the lead up to the change,” said Island Health spokesperson Sarah Plank.
Up to the highest heights Bo Morgan, 3, flies a kite with dad Jeff and mom Sophie at Cattle Point. Bo received the kite for his birthday last year and took it out for a spin for the first time.
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Care aides to ease workload, Page A3
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