Vancouver Coastal Health uses a collaborative practice process to enable nursing units to be proactive and adapt quickly to changing patient population needs using a standardized and integrated approach. The process involves clinical directors, frontline managers, staff, and union representatives from the outset and is based on a registered nurse/licensed practical nurse/patient care aide collaborative model of practice. Results show a total return on investment in 2.4 years.
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