WINNIPEG FREE PRESS - SATURDAY, MAY 7, 2022 11
NATIONAL NURSING WEEK
MAY 9-15, 2022
#WeAnsWerTheCAll
CHRISTINE MINER, MANAGER OF MENTAL HEALTH FOR PMH
keeping the resident at the centre
of the care we provide," says Cail,
who assisted at eight different
sites experiencing outbreaks. That
experience, he says, impressed upon
him the benefits of establishing a small
routine when possible.
"Often, just the active presence of
a partner for something as simple as
walking can help ground the resident
to person, place and time while
instilling hope that things will go back
to normal," Cail says.
Instilling hope and restoring a
sense of normal often involved the
use of innovative ideas and activities
organized with a pandemic-specific
twist, adds Sylvie Lesage, an MHRN
based out of Glenboro.
"Thinking outside the box, at times,
was necessary. We worked with the
dietary services team to include a 'joke
of the day' on meal trays to keep spirits
up."
Other activities, when visitor access
was most limited, included staff
helping with services such as haircuts,
schools parading in their Halloween
costumes outside residents' windows,
and communities organizing greeting
cards to be sent to residents.
The team — and the residents they
care for — will not forget the feeling of
community and teamwork that lifted
them up and gave a necessary boost
during difficult times. Similarly, the
community is not likely to forget the
many nurses and other health-care
workers who have answered the call
each and every day.
"We cannot express enough thanks
to nurses and all health-care providers
for the dedication, commitment and
compassion they have brought to work
every day," Miner adds.
Blaine Kraushaar is a communications
specialist with Prairie Mountain Health.
Sylvie Lesage
MHRN based out of Glenboro
Validation of
that confusion
and empathy for a
resident struggling
to understand it
are key elements
of keeping the
resident at the
centre of the care
we provide."
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