Nursing Ideas

Peter Goossens Helping Patients Recognize Bi-Polar Symptoms

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Peter Goossens RN PhD – email: p.j.j.goossens [at] saxion.nl

Nurse Expert – Dimence – Map

Professor in Mental Health – Saxion

Senior Researcher – Radboud University Nijmegen

Peter Goossens, a Dutch mental health nurse and researcher, and I sit down to discuss his research that helps bi-polar patients recognize on coming periods of mania and depression. We met at the Sigma Theta Tau 40th Biennial and discussed his fascinating research with mental health patients and their families. He has not only conducted excellent research he is allow a great ambassador for the profession of nursing, working to ensure the are able to fully able to support their patients and the nurses perspective is represented in national consortiums.

Research

• PubMed Search for Peter’s Research

Peer reviewed articles

• Van der Voort T.Y., Goossens P.J.J., van der Bijl J.J. (2009) Alone together: a grounded theory study of experienced burden, coping, and support needs of spouses of persons with bipolar disorder. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing 18, 434-443
• Goossens, P.J.J., Hartong, E., Knoppert-van der Klein, E.A.M. & Van Achterberg T. (2008) Self-reported psychopathological symptoms and quality of life in outpatients with a bipolar disorder. Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, 44/4 275-284
• Goossens, P.J.J., Knoppert-van der Klein, E.A.M. & Van Achterberg T. Coping styles of outpatients with a bipolar disorder. (2008) Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 22/5 245-253
• Goossens, P.J.J., Van Wijngaarden B., Knoppert-van der Klein, E.A.M. & Van Achterberg T. (2008) Family caregiving in bipolar disorder: caregiver consequences, caregiver coping styles, and caregiver distress. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 54/4 303-316
• Jonker E., Goossens P.J.J., Steenhuis I.H.M. & Oud N.E., (2008) Patient aggression in clinical psychiatry: perceptions of mental health nurses. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 15, 492-499
• Goossens, P.J.J., Beentjes, T.A.A., de Leeuw, J.A.M., Knoppert-van der Klein, E.A.M. & Van Achterberg T. (2008) Nursing bipolar disorder outpatients: what nurses actually do. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 22/1, 3-11
• Van der Voort T.Y., Goossens P.J.J., van der Bijl J.J. (2007) Burden, coping and needs for support of caregivers for patients with a bipolar disorder: A systematic review. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 14, 679-687
• Goossens, P.J.J., J.A.M., Knoppert-van der Klein, E.A.M, Kroon. H, & Van Achterberg T. (2007) Self- reported care needs of outpatients with a bipolar disorder in The Netherlands: Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. 14, 549-557
• Goossens, P. J. J., Van Achterberg T. & Knoppert van der Klein E.A.M. (2007) Nursing processes used in the treatment of patient with a bipolar disorder. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing. 16, 168-177

International presentations, both oral and posters

• Goossens P.J.J. Self management in Bipolar Disorder; recognizing prodromes of manic or depressive relapse STTI 20th biennial convention. Indianapolis; nov. 2009
• Goossens P.J.J., Van Achterberg T, Knoppert – Van der Klein E.A.M. Nursing processes used in the treatment of patients with bipolar disorder. ISPN conference. Greenville; April 2009.
• Van der Voort T.Y., Goossens P.J.J., Van der Bijl J.J. Together-and-still-alone: Qualitative research on burden, coping and needed support of spouses of patients with a bipolar disorder. ISBD conference. New Delhi; jan. 2008

Questions

• Peter Goossens:  Who is performing an assessment and teaching of a client’s ability to recognize early warning signs of their bi-polar disorder? Are you able to do this as a nurse?
• Robert Fraser: For nurses outside of mental health, do you have tools to self manage mental health disorders and support patient’s self-care?

Chris Salgado World Cafe (Lost Episode)

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Chris Salgado RN, BN, MA

Program Leader – Children, Youth & Families Program

Vancouver Coastal Health

I really must apologize to Chris about this podcast. We had a great conversation in January last year (2009). We met at the Canadian Nursing Association – Nursing Leadership Conference. She had a very interesting idea about how to engage with nursing staff. She works in public health who have their fingers on the pulse of what familes, clients and communities partners need form nursing leadership. Using the World Cafe approach she was able to engage and pull ideas from key stakeholders of her nursing practice. Below are the pictures of what resulted from this approach.

Links

• The World Cafe

Research

• Standielf, R. B. (2000) The art of focused conversation: 100 ways to access group wisdom in the workplace. Gabriola Island, BC, Canada: New Society

Question

• Chris Salgado: What are your ideas that work for leading teams for changing practice?
• Robert Fraser: What was the last conference you were at that you had an opportunity to exchange ideas and share thoughts with others?

Spreading Good Ideas not Infectious Disease

Posted by rdjfraser under Infection Control, Innovation, Leadership, NursingIdeas.tv, Practice, Research, Specialty

Dr Michael Gardam

Director of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control – Agency for Health Protection and Promotion

Director of Infection Prevention and Control – University Health Network

An experienced and passionate physician in the field of infection control, Dr Michael Gardam is now working with the Agency for Health Protection and Promotion on provincial issues of protection and control. After hearing him give a talk at Princess Margaret I knew I needed to speak with him. In this talk he shares major insights into how Ontario began to public reporting, what they are reporting, how that is perceived and the many issues around hand washing in hospitals.

Research

• Dr Gardam’s publications (PubMed Search)
• Infection Prevention and Control in the Design of Healthcare Facilities
• The Changing Face of Critical Care
• Influence of Roles Models and Hospital Design on Hand Hygiene of Healthcare Workers

Links

• Ontario Public Reporting of MRSA and VRE
• Positive Deviance – The Basics
• Positive Deviance Article by Fast Company

Question:

• Dr Michael Gardam: What do you think about this (Positive Dieviance)? Are you interested in taking part?
• Robert Fraser RN: Did you know Ontario is reporting these infection rates? Do you know if your province or state is reporting any infection rates?

Research Advancing Practice (Part I)

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Lianne Jeffs RN, PhD(c)

Director Nursing & Clinical Research

Research Scientist – Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute

In her current role at she contributes globally to evolving patient safety science as her program area of research is patient safety. Her work focuses on the generating knowledge on the design and delivery of safer health-care systems. In this interview we talk about the Research Advancing Practice initiative that was start at St Michael’s Hospital to get clinical nurses to start generating research relevant to their areas of practice

Links

• Research and Reflection for RAP artists (2009) The Standard. College of Nurses of Ontario.
• The art and science of caring
• RNAO Leadership Award in Nursing Research - Lianne Jeffs Research Advancing Practice

Research

• Jeffs, L., Smith, O., Wilson, G., Kohn, M., Campbell, H., Maione, M.,
  Tregunno, D. & Ferris, E. (in press). Building Knowledge for Safer Care:
  Nursing Research Advancing Practice. Journal of Nursing Care Quality.
  24(3).
• Fineout-Overholt, E., Melnyk, B., Schultz, A. (2005) Transforming Health Care from the Inside Out: Advancing Evidence-Based Practice in the 21st Century, Journal of Professional Nursing, 21(6), 335-344.
  

Questions

• Lianne: Have you been involved in a similiar process or program? What are the difficulties, challenges and enablers where you are practicing and how do you bring research to your daily work?
• Rob: Do you see yourself as a researcher, and feel a need to contribute to nursing knowledge? If you hospital offered a program like this would you take part?

Innovating to Advance Nursing Care

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Helping Nurses Take Hold of Their Careers

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Nurse caught using facebook- innovating to learn, recruit and retain

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Dr. Claire Mallette RN, PhD

Director of Education, Placement and Development

University Health Network

Links

• UHN Facebook Group
• UHN Nursing Website

1. What do you want to know or see provided through sources like the UHN facebook group, what would bring you back?
2. Have you applied to any job advertisements from Facebook, has your organization been successfully recruited nurses through Facebook ads?