The Lourdes Nursing Leadership Team supports shared
decision-making. Staff nurses have key leadership roles. They are
mentored by formal nursing leaders who also facilitate their
development by arranging participation in special leadership
programs. A registered professional nurse chairs each nursing
committee. Each area where registered nurses practice is
represented on these committees.
Nurse Executive Committee
The Nurse Executive Committee is responsible for ensuring that
safe, effective, quality patient care is delivered by a
professional nursing staff.
Nursing Professional Practice Council
This committee oversees the work of all nursing committees and
unit-based practice councils and is responsible for promoting
collaboration, shared decision making and accountability for
nursing practice through empowering nurses at all levels throughout
Lourdes.
Nursing Quality Committee
This committee is responsible for:
- Reviewing patient and nursing satisfaction reports, quality
issues (i.e. inpatient falls, medication errors resulting in
patient harm, nursing care);
- Monitoring nursing quality indicators; and
- Monitoring nursing peer review of medical records.
Documentation Committee
This interdisciplinary committee is responsible for:
- Leading implementation of the Lourdes Information Technology
plan to establish an electronic medical record;
- Identifying opportunities for improving nursing documentation;
and
- Promoting effective communication among members of the health
care team.
Patient Care Services Policy and Procedure Committee
This interdisciplinary committee is responsible for:
- Ensuring that standards of care are consistent throughout all
practice sites; and
- Reviewing/revising policies, procedures and standards of
care.
Professional Nurse Advancement & Recognition Program
Committee
This committee supports professional nurses' growth,
development, and recognition for their contributions and
achievements. Areas recognized include clinical practice,
education, leadership, and evidence-based practice/research.
Nursing Education Committee
Registered professional nurses from all
areas of Lourdes serve as role models, resource persons, and
facilitators to promote nursing continuing education throughout the
organization. Members of the committee collaborate with nurse
directors, charge nurses, staff, and the Learning Services
Department, to ensure that all levels of health care professionals
have the knowledge and skills required to meet unit, hospital, and
regulatory standards.
Medication Management Committee
This interdisciplinary committee is responsible for:
- Improving safety related to the use of medications;
- Integrating information technology systems that support the
safe and effective use of medications; and
- Reducing medication errors by examining events from a system as
well as individual perspective.
Magnet Committee
This committee provides the foundation that supports:
- Excellence in nursing services;
- Evidence-based nursing practice; and
- Dissemination of best practices in nursing.
Nursing Research Committee
This committee supports direct care nurses' participation in
evidence-based practice projects and nursing research studies.
Advanced Practice Nurses Council
This committee provides a forum that promotes clinical and
professional practice and nursing research.
Learn more about the achievements
of our nursing committees in our Nursing Annual
Report.
