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Dashwood calendar raises
money for Jesse's Journey
New programs helps nurses and
employers deliver better patient care
A new program
aimed at improving
patient care and sup-
porting professional
nursing practice in the
Ontario health care
system has been
launched by the College
of Nurses of Ontario.
The Practice Setting
Consultation Program
(PSCP) is a
unique pro-
gram for
bringiing nurs-
es and admin-
istrators
together to
develop prac-
tical strate-
gies for
improving the
delivery of
nursing care in individ-
ual practice settings.
The program can be
used by hospitals, long
term care facilities,
public health and com-
munity-based care set-
tings.
"Quality nursing
comes when nurses
practise in a work
place that supports
nurses to meet practice
standards," said Gayle
Mackay, the former
head of the PSCP and
Director of Professional
Practice at the College.
"This program
addresses some of the
issues commonly found
in practice settings that
are undergoing rapid
change."
"Quality nursing
comes when
nurses practise in
a work place that
supports nurses..."
- GAYLE MACKAY
COLLEGE OF NURSES
OF ONTARIO
nurses.
reductions in
resources, hospital clo-
sures and mergers, and
the increased acuity of
patients receiving care
have placed new and
urgent demands on
nurses. The College of
Nurses developed the
program to help nurses
and employers main-
tain a high standard of
In recent
years,
health care
restructur-
ing has
brought
profound
change to
the work
environ-
ment of
Ontario
Staff cuts,
care.
The program identi-
fies seven key work-
place characteristics
that support nurses to
provide quality patient
care. A widely tested
diagnostic survey,
developed in collabora-
tion with researchers
at the Nursing
Research Unit at the
McMaster University
site, is completed by
nurses to assess the
presence of those char-
acteristics in a particu-
lar health care setting.
The program also
offers a comprehen-
sive, self-directed
approach for the man-
agers and the deliver-
ers of care, to work
together to build solu-
tions relevant to the
particular setting and
sustainable.
To date, almost 40
sites involving more
than 10,000 nurses are
participating in the
College's program.
Another 80 sites have
expressed interest in
joining.
Middlesex County Library receives accreditation
r MIDDLESEX COUNTY - tation.
Middlesex County resi- 2. Accessibility - loca-
• dents can be assured of tion of branches, 'hours-'
receiving high standards of operation, telecommu-
in library service. At the nications, computer
recent Ontario Library access, layout of facili-
Association conference ties, signage, publicity.
held in Toronto Jan. 21- 3. Resources - collec-
23, The Honourable tion development policy,
Isabel Bassett, Minister access to information.
f Citizenship, Culture 4. Services - lending of
0
and Recreation, was
pleased to present a -
Certificate of
Accreditation to the
Middlesex County
Library System, the first
county library, of the 17
county library systems in
the Province to be so
honoured.
The Ontario Library
community through its
Strategic Directions
Council approved
accreditation guidelines
for public libraries in
1997 after extensive
consultation on the fac-
tors to be assessed and
the process to be fol-
lowed. In August of that
year, Middlesex County
Library agreed to be a
test site for County
Libraries. Each of
Middlesex's 18 branch
libraries, located
throughout the County
was visited and evaluat-
ed by an audit team
appointed by the
Strategic Directions
Council. According to the
guidelines, in order to
receive accreditation, the
branches had to achieve
a minimum score of 80
percent in each of five
categories:
1. Governance - orga-
nization of board, poli-
cies, planning, finances,
advocacy, trustee orien-
materials, patrons with
special needs, readers'
DASHWOOD — A local
business owner's interest
in historical photographs
has resulted in a suc-
cessful fund-raiser for
Jesse's Journey.
Doug and Nancy Nutt,
owners of Doug and
Nancy's General Store in
Dashwood, have pub-
lished a calendar de-
picting local scenes and
have sold out three print-
ings.
The calendar's pictures
come from old postcards
and photographs and
feature historical Dash-
wood scenes such as the
old Dashwood Public
School, area churches
and businesses.
After three printings
and 375 calendars sold
at $3 each, Doug says
he's sold out of cal-
endars and is now taking
orders for another print-
ing.
The process of making
the calendar started in
October when Doug be-
gan searching for old
photographs and post-
cards showing Dashwood
scenes.
As Doug explains, look-
ing at old pictures wasn't
exactly a new ex-
perience.
"I've collected post-
cards for decades," he
says, adding that at the
turn of the century, col-
lecting old postcards was
a major hobby.
Once Doug and Nancy
had chosen which pic-
Dorchester and Johanne
Ansems from Parkhill
' plugs CV'rtri Ft0iseit s ,
Branch Coordinator,
Library Supervisors
Kathryn Suffoletta,
Dorchester Public
Library, Joan McDonald,
Ailsa Craig Public
Library, Janet Cummer,
Strathroy Public Library.
advisory, reference, chil-
dren's services, pro-
gramming, local history,
community information.
5. Co-operation and
Partnerships - resource
sharing, links with orga-
nizations and individu-
als.
From August 1997 to
August 1998, the
Middlesex County
Library staff worked to
address a small number
of deficiencies identified
by the audit process. A
reassessment was done
in the fall of 1998, and
the system was awarded
an impressive score of
90 percent. As a result,
Middlesex County
Library became the first,
county library to be
awarded Provincial
Accreditation.
The certificate was
presented to lan
Brebner, Library Board
Chair and Margaret
Rule, Chief Executive
Officer at the Public
Library Awards lun-
cheon held on January
23, at the Ontario
Library Association con-
ference in Toronto. Also
in attendance for the
presentation were
Library Board members
Margaret Trevitt for
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Nancy Nutt, co-owner of Doug and Nancy's General
Store Dashwood, holds ao Iced r e'sourneyhe eAs all
ss has
been selling to raise money y f
of the calendars have been sold, Doug and Nancy are
taking orders for another printing.
While there have been
some out-of-towners
buying the historical cal-
endar, Doug says most of
the customers have been
Dashwood residents in-
terested in their village's
history.
"It's really fun• to see
their faces light up," he
says.
Nancy says demand for
the: calendars is_.. sAll
strong and' exp1., s' that
the calendars .gained
popularity simply by
word of mouth. Doug
adds he may work on, an-
other calendar for next
year.
tures to use for their cal-
endar, their son Paul
scanned them into a
computer.
As to the reaction from
the public, Doug de-
scribes it as "Absolutely
great. They think it's just
super."
Doug says he chose to
give the money — so far,
$756 — to Jesse's Jour-
ney simply because it's a
worthwhile cause and
it's been in the spotlight
recently. And in addition
to helping out a charity,
it has brought some at-
tention to the Main
Street business.
Clinton Hospital expands
ophthalmology outreach program
HURON COUNTY -
Clinton Public, Hospital
and Helen Johns, MPP
Huron, area pleased to
announce a new
Ministry of Health agree-
ment that will benefit the
people of Huron County.
An agreement
has been
reached as a
result of the
Clinton Public
Hospital's
underserviced
designation to
allow the hos-
pital to con-
tinue and extend
operation of its
Ophthalmology Outreach
Program.
As a result of consulta-
tions between Helen
Johns, Ministry of
Health, medical and hos-
pital representatives, the
underserviced designa-
tion will be extended to
the specialized eye care
services at Clinton Public
Hospital.
All agree that this des-
ignation will allow more
residents of Huron to
receive necessary ser-
vices on a timely basis,
close to home.
This has been a goal of
Helen Johns and the
Clinton Public Hospital.
"I am pleased that
these services have been
extended thereby ensur-
ing quality care for the
people of
H u r o n.
Initiatives such
as the
Ophthalmology
Outreach
Program are a
direct result of
the shifting of
health care
dollars from administra-
tion to patient services
across the province."
Johns said.
Janice Cosgrove stated,.
"The demand for this
local service has been.
tremendous. The
"The demand for
this local service
has been
tremendous."
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