Nursing

It has been a year of shifting for our Nursing Team.

We moved steadily out of the full pandemic state, continuously monitoring our residents, students, and staff, while shifting to accommodate local, state, and federal guidelines. Our daily collection and analysis of data from our campus allowed us to transition out of the masking stage for the warmer spring and summer months and back into masks for the cold/flu season at the end of the year. It also proved invaluable in tracking other infectious diseases like influenza.

Our Covid-19 hotline remained open with reduced staff, and this year, our work required counselling and re-training of colleagues who were timid and fearful about the relaxing of restrictions. Overall, our education of staff and vigilance to infection control during this period in our history has made everyone much more aware of not only our own individual health, but the direct and immediate impact of our health on our medically complex and fragile community

By Susan Sayers, MSN, RN, Chief of Nursing

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Compassionate Center for Discovery Nurses