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and improving care at the advanced level. The American CNS associa-tion (NACNS) is support-ing the move that we have done nationally and would enjoy seeing more of us involved. Despite some differences between CNS in USA and in Can-ada, we are all CNS and collaboration is warrant-ed. All members of our provincial association interested in joining the national association, CNS-C, can go to the link pro-vided and pay the fee and they will automatically be issued a receipt confirm-ing their registration. This is optional, but in order to participate at the national AGM in Octo-ber, everyone interested has to have paid their membership by October 1st, 2016. CNS-ON executive members are pleased to collaborate with the na-tional association on vari-ous projects that will be developed and to support the work done provincial-ly and nationally.
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Hello Colleagues,
CNS-Canada — We have made it !! The Clin-ical Nurse Specialist As-sociation of Canada (CNS-C) is finally incorpo-rated, it has a Board of Directors representing the various regions of Canada with four (4) Executive members, and it is going to host its first Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Monday, October 17 at 11:00 (ON time). It is an exciting time for the clinical nurse special-ists across the country to be represented and united under the same umbrella. The Canadian Nurses As-sociation is recognizing our national association and supporting us in the process. Registered Nurs-es across Canada who have a Master Degree and working as a CNS, APN, APN-CNS can join the association as members. RNs that do not have their Masters’ educational program completed can
join as Affiliates. You will find in this newslet-ter, the process to regis-ter in English or in French to join the CNS-C / ICS-C. The infor-mation has been posted on our facebook, our website and, also, on the CNS-C facebook. During these past years, some universities are revising their Mas-ters’ program in nursing to reflect the need for the CNS stream to have a minimum of 500 hours, such in Québec and BC that we are aware of. Hopefully, other universities in the rest of the country will follow. RNs and Regis-tered Psychiatric Nurses in many provinces al-ready have more than 500 hours during their Masters in nursing in psychiatry (for ex. in Alberta and Québec) and they are being rec-ognized by the CNS As-sociation of Canada. We are making progress. CNS are presenting at national and internal conferences and show-ing how we are imple-menting best practices
Message from the CNS President of Ontario
Volume 2016. No 2
Volume 2016. No 2
September
Newsletter
Page 1
Special points
of interest: 2 Educational
Awards for CNS.
Deadline: • December 14th,
2016
Inside this issue:
Parental 2
CNS-Canada 3-4
CNS-C Registration
5-6
Articles 7
Executive 10
Two (2) $1,000 CNS 11
PaulPaulPaulPaul----André GauthierAndré GauthierAndré GauthierAndré Gauthier President
Volume 2016. No 2 September Newsletter Page 2
lationship. This cross-sectional, descriptive-
correlational, pilot study used the NICU
Family Needs Inventory and the modified
Needs Met Inventory to rate needs state-
ments on an attitudinal scale. The invento-
ries evaluated psychosocial needs in the cate-
gories of assurance, proximity, information,
comfort and support. Twenty-four parents of
preterm infants (n = 14) and 16 neonatal
nurses participated in the study.
The results showed no statistically signifi-
cant difference in how parents and nurses
reported parental needs in terms of im-
portance. Differences were observed be-
tween the ratings of the top ten needs that
were identified by parents and nurses. Sta-
tistically significant differences were ob-
served in the perception of needs that are
considered met. No correlation between pa-
rental needs and illness severity was detect-
ed.
Implications for practice includes the rec-
ommendation for parental needs assessment
as a part of routine practice on their infant’s
admission to the NICU, enhanced nurse’s
understanding and evaluation of individual
parent’s needs and the integration of mental
health nurse liaison to support parents.
of the abbreviation – CNS-ON - makes it easier to recognize us right away as CNS in Ontario. We are working at decreasing confusion. During the incor-poration process, we were able to select the follow-ing abbreviations CNS-C / ICS-C, for clarification and for visibility to represent the national CNS as-sociation.
Sincerely,
RN, CNS; TCC, DMD, MN, PhD (Nursing) Clinical Nurse Specialist in Palliative Care, Sudbury, ON.
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Parents’ and nurses’ perspective on pa-rental needs in the neonatal intensive care: Association with illness severity
Kadeen Briscoe, MScN; Mina Singh, RN, PhD (York University); Michelle Butt, RN, PhD (McMaster Uni-versity); Tsrong Yeh-Lee, RN, PhD (York University); Elsabeth Jensen, RN, PhD (York University).
Research investigating the psychosocial needs
of parents in the neonatal intensive care (NICU)
is limited. The purpose of this study was to in-
vestigate parents’ and registered nurses’ per-
spectives on the psychosocial needs of parents,
the extent to which those needs are viewed as
met; and to understand the association between
parental needs and the infant’s illness severity
for parents with preterm infants that are born
before 32 weeks gestation, in the first 10 days
of hospitalization to the NICU.
King’s conceptual systems and theory of goal
attainment provided the framework for this
study as the concepts of personal, interpersonal
and social systems are inherent in the NICU en-
vironment and specifically the nurse-parent re-
Paul-André Gauthier President
Kadeen Briscoe
Volume 2016. No 2 September Newsletter Page 3
SAVE THE DATE !
Clinical Nurse Specialist Association of Canada
Notice of Inaugural Annual General Meeting
CNS-C / ICN-S was incepted in January 2016 and is part of the Canadian Nursing Association’s Spe-cialty Groups network.
Mission: The national Clinical Nurse Specialist association provides a leadership platform through
which Canadian Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS) impact and influence cost-effective health care system change to support safe, quality care and superior outcomes.
Vision: The CNS is an essential component of a sustainable health-care system. The vision was devel-oped with the goal that Canadians will understand the importance of the CNS in the improve-ment of safety and health outcomes.
DATE: Monday, October 17, 2016
Time: (depending where you live ) --- >
Venue: Teleconference format, connection information will be given to all registered members of the CNS-C / ISC-C.
How do you get involved and participate? Membership:
Registered Nurses or Registered Psychiatric Nurses who: • have completed a masters of nursing and a clinical specialty and meet the current Canadian Nurses
Association Pan-Canadian CNS Core Competencies or • prior to 2016, hold a graduate degree or higher level of education in a discipline other than nursing
which meets the current Canadian Nurses Association Pan-Canadian Core Competencies.
Membership fee: $65.00 and registration must be submitted prior to October 1st, 2016 in order to participate in the AGM (see the link below).
Associate fee: $50.
English: Go to “Sign up now” then go to “Create Login” and select the language. http://www.karelo.com/register.php?BID=650&BT=10&Ev=16560 For more information - contact : Paul-André Gauthier at [email protected] www.facebook.com/cnscanada
08:00 BC
09:00 AB
10:00 MB / CT
11:00 ON / QC
12:00 NB / NS
12:30 NFL
Volume 2016. No 2 September Newsletter Page 4
RÉSERVEZ CETTE DATE !
Association des infirmières et infirmiers cliniciens spécialisés du Canada
Avis d'Assemblée Générale Annuelle inaugurale
CNS-C / ICS-C a été créée en janvier 2016 et fait par�e du réseau des groupes spécialisés de l’AIIC. Mission: L’Association des infirmières et infirmiers cliniciens spécialisés du Canada (ICS-C) fournit une
plateforme de leadership à travers laquelle les infirmières cliniciennes spécialistes influencent des changements dans le système de santé pour prodiguer et soutenir des soins sécuritaires et
de qualité supérieure. Vision: Les ICS sont une composante essentielle d’un système de soins de santé viable. La vision a été
élaborée avec l’objectif que les Canadiens comprendraient l’importance des ICS dans l’améliora-tion de la sécurité et des résultats cliniques.
DATE: Lundi 17 octobre 2016 Heure: (selon l’endroit où vous résidez )
--- >
Format : téléconférence, les informations pour se connecter seront fournies à tous les membres inscrits à l’ISC-C.
Comment s’impliquer et participer? Adhésion:
Infirmières autorisées ou Infirmières psychiatriques autorisées qui : • ont complété une maîtrise en sciences infirmières et une spécialité clinique, et qui rencontrent les
compétences pan-canadiennes de l’AIIC ou • avant 2016, étaient détentrices d’un diplôme d'études supérieures (2e cycle) ou un niveau d'éduca-
tion plus élevé dans une discipline autre que les soins infirmiers, répondant aux compétences pan-canadiennes de l’AIIC.
Cotisation – membre : 65 $ Remplir et soumettre votre inscription avant le 1er octobre 2016 afin de participer à l'assemblée générale annuelle (voir le lien internet plus bas).
Cotisation - Associée : 50 $.
Français: Aller à “S’inscrire maintenant” et ensuite « Créer utilisateur » et sélection-ner la langue. http://www.karelo.com/register.php?BID=650&BT=10&Ev=16560&CL=FR
Contactez : Paul-André Gauthier à: [email protected] pour plus d'informations. : www.facebook.com/cnscanada
08:00 BC
09:00 AB
10:00 MB / CT
11:00 ON / QC
12:00 NB / NS
12:30 NFL
Volume 2016. No 2 September Newsletter Page 5
Clinical Nurse Specialist Association of Canada -- CNS-C Association des infirmières et infirmiers cliniciens spécialisés du Canada. – ICS-C
Annual General Meeting - AGM – Monday, October 17, 2016 Réunion Générale Annuelle - AGA – Lundi, 17 octobre 2016.
Membership 2016 - Registration on the internet / Inscription sur l’internet.
To join CNS-C, please complete the application form on the internet. English: Go to “Sign up now” then go to “Create Login” and select the language
http://www.karelo.com/register.php?BID=650&BT=10&Ev=16560
Membership Category: As per our CNS-C / ICS-C By-Laws: 3.01 Classes and Conditions of Membership
-CNS Member holds all membership rights. -- An individual who is Registered Nurse or Reg-istered Psychiatric Nurse who has completed a masters of nursing and a clinical specialty and meet the current Canadian Nurses Association Pan-Canadian CNS Core Competencies (member’s fee is $65); https://cna-aiic.ca/en/professional-development/nurse-practitioners-and-clinical-specialists/clinical-nurse-specialists
-CNS Member holds all membership rights. -- An individual who is Registered Nurse or Reg-
istered Psychiatric Nurse who prior to 2016, holding a graduate degree or higher level of ed-ucation in a discipline other than Nursing which meets the current Canadian Nurses Asso-ciation Pan-Canadian CNS Core Competencies (member’s fee is $65). https://cna-aiic.ca/en/professional-development/nurse-practitioners-and-clinical-specialists/clinical-nurse-specialists
Associates:
-Registered Nurses or Registered Psychiatric Nurses can join the CNS-C Association and be considered as Associates (Associate’s fee is $50). Associates are not member as such of the association and shall have voting privileges in the association only as defined by the Act. Upon payment of the appropriate fee, Associates shall have the privileges set out in the Operating Policies.
-Nursing Graduate students can join the CNS-C Association. CNS students are considered as Associates (Associate’s fee $50), therefore they are not member as such of the association and shall have voting privileges in the Association only as defined by the Act. Upon payment of the appropriate fee, Associates shall have the privileges set out in the Operating Policies. Criteria for student to join include full-time or part-time enrollment in a master’s program in nursing that prepares advanced practice nurses or a CNS stream, or is enrolled full-time in a doctoral program in nursing.
FYI : in case we need to communicate with nursing colleagues, this request will allow us to circulate some information. We will be respectful of what is going to be disseminated. If needed to circulate personal in-formation, we will contact you before circulating the information.
-I give CNS-C permission to circulate my name, title, specialty focus & contact information to other mem-bers of CNS-C (if required).
Volume 2016. No 2 September Newsletter Page 6
Association des infirmières et infirmiers cliniciens spécialisés du Canada Clinical Nurse Specialist Association of Canada Membriété – 2016 / Inscription sur l’internet.
Pour vous joindre à ICS-C, s.v.p. compléter le formulaire d’application sur le site internet. Français: Aller à “S’inscrire maintenant” et ensuite « Créer utilisateur » et sélection-ner la langue. http://www.karelo.com/register.php?BID=650&BT=10&Ev=16560&CL=FR Catégories: En référence à nos Statuts et Règlements CNS-C / ICS-C: 3.01 Classes et conditions pour la membriété:
-Un membre ICS détient tous les droits comme membre. –Une personne qui est infirmière autorisée ou infirmière psychiatrique autorisée qui a complété une maîtrise en sciences infirmières et une spécialité clinique, et qui rencontrent les compétences pan-canadiennes de l’AIIC (cotisation de membre 65 $); https://cna-aiic.ca/fr/formation-continue/linfirmiere-clinicienne-specialisee-et-linfirmiere-praticienne/infirmiere-clinicienne-specialisee
-Un membre ICS détient tous les droits comme membre. –Une personne qui est infirmière autorisée
ou infirmière psychiatrique autorisée avant 2016, qui a complété une maîtrise autre qu’en scienc-es infirmières et qui rencontrent les compétences pan-canadiennes de l’AIIC (cotisation de mem-bre 65 $); https://cna-aiic.ca/fr/formation-continue/linfirmiere-clinicienne-specialisee-et-linfirmiere-praticienne/infirmiere-clinicienne-specialisee
Associés:
-Une infirmière autorisée ou infirmière psychiatrique autorisée peut se joindre comme associée (cotisation d’une personne dite Associée est de 50 $). Une personne de cette catégorie n’est pas membre comme tel de l’association et détient les privilèges de l’association décrit dans la Loi. Sur paiement de la cotisation, une personne associée détient les privilèges qui sont décrites dans le ma-nuel des opérations.
-Étudiant(e)s des études supérieures (2e et 3e cycles) peuvent se joindre à l’Association des ICS-
C. Les étudiant(e)s ICS sont considéré(e)s comme Associé(e)s (cotisation d’une personne dite Associée est de 50 $). Une personne de cette catégorie n’est pas membre comme tel de l’associa-tion et détient les privilèges de l’association décrit dans la Loi. Sur paiement de la cotisation, une personne associée détient les privilèges qui sont décrites dans le manuel des opérations. - Les critères pour un(e) étudiant(e) pour se joindre à l’association comprennent une inscription à temps partiel ou à temps plein dans un programme de maîtrise en sciences infirmières qui prépare à la pratique infirmière avancée ou une composante ICS, ou qui est inscrit(e) à temps plein dans un programme de doctorat en sciences infirmières.
À titre d’information : si nous avons besoin de communiquer avec des collègues infirmières, la pré-sente demande nous permettra de circuler votre information. Nous serons respectueux de ce que nous allons partager. Si besoin de partager votre information personnelle, nous allons vous contacter avant de circuler l’information.
-Je donne la permission à l’ICS-C de circuler mon nom, mon titre, ma spécialité clinique et toute information contact aux autres membres de l’association ICS-C (si requis).
Volume 2016. No 2 September Newsletter Page 7
NACNS – March 2016 conference in Philadelphia, USA.
Paul-André Gauthier represented us at that conference. He is with NACNS President Sharon Horner, PhD, RN, MC-CNS, FAAN
Carole Caron Becoming a Clinical Nurse Specialist has enabled me to research, implement, revise and sustain best practices that support patients, their families and our healthcare stakeholders. It is a role that truly reflects all that Nursing represents with opportuni-ties to continuously improve the care that we pro-vide for our communities. Furthermore, I have also been invited to join an Expert Panel with the MOHLTC to look at current practices in LTC facil-ities to decrease readmissions to the hospital. It was felt that a nursing expert opinion (CNS) would be of value to the panel. How exciting is that! I will keep you posted.
Victoria Smye Although no longer practicing as a Clinical Nurse Specialist (currently, I am a researcher/educator in academia), I remain a strong advocate for the role. For example, it is my conviction that the power and exceptional capacity of nursing to shape healthy public policy and practice and thus influence health outcomes rests in our ability to build on the unique capacities of all nurses as well as to promote nurses as leaders in practice, whatever the practice do-main. CNSs are well prepared to support this en-deavor alongside other advanced practice nursing colleagues; this, of course, to support positive health outcomes – individuals, families, communi-ties and populations.
Website:
http://cns-ontario.rnao.ca/ If you have any suggestions, send them to: [email protected]
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Clinical-Nurse-Specialists-Association
-of-Ontario-Canada/113210988761198?fref=ts
Words from Executive Members.
Past Presidents of NACNS
Volume 2016. No 2 September Newsletter Page 8
NACNS 22nd year.
March 9rd to 11th, 2017
Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
NACNS 2017 Annual Conference.
“Tomorrow belongs to us: The Clinical Nurse
Specialist conquering change in the
healthcare environment”
Location : Loews Atlanta Hotel. Website info: http://nacns.org/html/conf-
2017.php Call for Abstracts – ¸ Deadline: August 3, 2016.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FYI
Fulton, J. S., Lyon, B. L., & Goudreau, K. A. (2014). Foundations of clinical nurse special-ist practice (2nd edition). New York, NY: Springer.
Please order and read…. most
interesting examples with 42 chapters about CNS !
http://www.springerpub.com/foundations-of-clinical-nurse-specialist-practice-second-edition.html
As the editor :
I invite all members of the CNS Association of Ontario to send us notes, articles, pictures of inter-est for the next newsletter.
We are quite interested in your everyday practice, send us a short article to let your colleagues know what you are doing in your practice.
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FYI—numbers: • We have maintained a minimum of 250 mem-bers (RNs) over the past years. We do not have any undergrad nursing students. For ex.
ο For Oct. 31, 2011 : 250 RNs
ο For Oct. 31, 2012 : 251 RNs
ο For Oct. 31, 2013 : 262 RNs
ο For Oct. 31, 2014 : 300 RNs !!! Done.
ο For October 2015 : 270 RNs.
ο For 2015-2016 : � July 2016: 273 + 2 award recipients– (275).
We have been successful in maintaining a constant number of members despite the turbulence in the nursing profession. Also, it means that we have enough members to receive a group discount by RNAO. Following our requests, RNAO home of-fice refused to recognise us as a group member for group discount ($), despite their policy in place.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In May 2016
Nursing Student Awards were given to CNS-MN Student studying in Ontario. We have contacted all the universities in Ontario asking them to send us the information regarding the MN /M.Sc.N. / M.Sc. (nursing) about their CNS program—we are still awaiting more information. They received a certificate, a key chain, and we added them to the list of members:
� University Western Ontario recipient : –Max Besworth, RN. � York University recipient : –Ingrid Dresher, RN.
Congratulations to all !
Paul-André Gauthier
Volume 2016. No 2 September Newsletter Page 9
A picture from the RNAO AGM. May 2016. From left to right, Cheryl Yost, Paul-André Gauthier and Elsabeth Jensen. Nursing Week Declaration on Monday, May 9 with the Mayor of Greater Sudbury—Brian Big-ger and Lise Thomas from the RNAO-Sudbury chapter. Paul-André Gauthier was chair of the Nursing Week Celebrations.
Volume 2016. No 2 September Newsletter Page 10
CNS Association of Ontario 2015-2017
Executive members
Picture (from left to right) :
� Paul-André Gauthier, President & Director of Finance.
� Carmen Rodrigue, Director of Education and Membership.
� Elsabeth Jensen, Past-President.
� Carole Caron, Member-at-large.
Not on the picture:
� Kadeen Briscoe, Director of Communications.
� Rashmy Caroline Lobo, Director of Policy and Practice.
� Victoria Smye, Member-at-large.
If you need to be in touch with us: � [email protected] � [email protected] � [email protected]
Volume 2016. No 2 September Newsletter Page 11
Two (2) bursaries in the amount of $ 1,000 each will be awarded to a member of the CNS Association of Ontario who:
Is pursuing graduate education in nursing with a CNS stream (Master’s or PhD level)
or Will be attending an advanced practice nursing (CNS stream) conference in the coming year
AND
• Who is a current member of the CNS Association of Ontario (minimum one year or longer); • Who currently resides in Ontario; • Who has submitted their curriculum vitae (including mailing address, telephone number and
email address); • Who has enclosed one letter of reference (from a peer or academic reference); • Who has completed a short essay (not to exceed 500 words) on:
� Your professional objectives / career goals (purpose for undertaking the program of study), and your potential contribution to advanced practice nursing as a CNS.
Deadline: Wednesday, December 14th, 2016 before 1500 hours (3:00pm) Submit to :Submit to :Submit to :Submit to :
Application Process :
Please send your current curriculum vitae, one letter of reference (academic or profes-sional), and a short essay of why you are deserving of this award.
� The bursary will be awarded at the CNS Association of Ontario’s Executive — before the end January 2016.
� The person will receive a refund when the Director of Finance of the CNS Association of Ontario has received an official receipt and proof of successful completion prior to October 1st, 2017, preferably before that date once it is completed.
CNS Association of Ontario
Education Award 2016
Paul-André Gauthier
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Association of Ontario
Subject: CNS-ON educational award.
