Ask a Practice Consultant

One of the ways CRNM supports good nursing practice is through practice consultation services. CRNM nursing practice consultants:

• Provide consultation and education to registered nurses, employers and the public regarding nursing practice issues;
• Develop resources to support registered nurses and employers in the practice of nursing; and
• Participate in international, national and provincial initiatives related to nursing practice issues.

Contact any of the nursing practice consultants regarding:

• Professional practice issues;
• Standards of practice issues;
• Code of Ethics issues;
• Scope of practice issues;
• Advanced nursing practice issues; or
• For more information on any CRNM publication.

Telephone
(204) 774-3477 or (800) 665-2027 (toll free in Manitoba only)

Email

• Peggy Martens RN BN MN, Nursing Practice Consultant -
• Tammy Murdoch RN BN MN, Nursing Practice Consultant -
• Geraldine Selkirk RN BN CNEPHC MHS, Nursing Practice Consultant -

• About Ethical Practice in the Workplace
• About Providing Care to Abusive Patients
• About Improving my Workplace
• College Preparedness for H1N1 Pandemic
• About Duty to Provide Care in a Disease Outbreak
• About Posting Information on Facebook
• Should my last name be visible to my patients?
• About Medication Administration
• About Telephone Consultation
• Can a nurse refuse to work with a patient because they find the patient 'difficult'?
• About Professional Boundaries
• Can a Health Care Attendant (HCA) Administer Medication?
• Is My Practice Nursing Practice?
• Prescribing Standards for RN(EP)s

Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Preceptoring and Mentoring
1130-1230 hrs: Lunch N Learn (MBTelehealth, in-person in the CRNM Board room 890 Pembina Hwy, and via teleconference)

Preceptoring and mentoring are powerful mechanisms for students, recent graduate nurses or nurses new to a particular area of nursing to gain clinical knowledge and benefit from the experiences of more senior nurses. Having a positive preceptoring or mentoring experience has been shown to impact workplace satisfaction and retention of new nurses and has significant benefits for the senior nurse as well. The reality of today’s workplace with staffing levels and increased patient acuity leaves nurses little time to take on preceptoring or mentoring new nurses. This presentation will address the issues of mentorship and preceptorship in nursing, the benefits and the costs, and begin a discussion of creating a workplace culture that supports and nurtures preceptorship and mentorship in nursing. Presented by Peggy Martens, RN BN MN, Consultant, Nursing Practice and Geraldine Selkirk, RN BN MHS Consultant, Nursing Practice.

The CRNM Nursing Practice Consultants are pleased to offer the Professional Practice Education Series. There is no cost to register for and participate in these sessions. Registration is on a first come, first served basis as spaces are limited for in-person, teleconference and MBTeleHealth. Please register at least one week in advance by contacting Erin Dietrich, Administrative Assistant for Nursing Practice by email at or call toll free in Manitoba (800) 665-2027 ext 245 or in Winnipeg 774-3477 ext. 245. If you live outside of Winnipeg you can join us via teleconference during the 1300-1430 sessions. Materials will be emailed to you a few days prior to each session.