A program at the University Health Network will provide 12 nurses the opportunity to pursue research projects starting this September. The
Nurses for Tomorrow Innovation and Research Fellowships will give nurses in the program two paid days per week to attend seminars and pursue their research -- projects are to support the UHN's strategic directions.
"We are one of the few hospitals that make an effort to involve nurses at the bedside in research and innovaion," says Carolyn Plummer, the innovation project manager for UHN. "It takes some real creativity and innovation to do that, and we're committed to doing it."
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University Health Network is made up of Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital and the Princess Margaret Hospital. The fellowship program is part of the UHN's commitment to
pursuing a research culture among nurses to drive innovation in improving patient outcomes. Along similar lines, a program in place since 2004 called
80-20 allows nurses to devote 20 per cent of their work week to professional development.
Author: Edward Keenan
Source: Carolyn Plummer, Innovation Project Manager, University Health Network
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