CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE IN REHABILITATION NURSING SERVICES: A DREAM TO BE ACHIEVED.
Abstract
This paper sumarizes the theoretical approach to, and outcomes from, the project entitled: "Development of Centres of Excellence in Rehabilitation Nursing Services," which took place between the years 1995 and 2001. The project was led by Doris Grinspun, at the time Director of Nursing at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, Canada. In 1996 the project moved to the Registered Nurses’ Assiociation of Ontario where Grinspun was appointed Executive Director. The project was funded by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Participating countries included: Chile, Colombia, Cuba and México. The paper explores the concept of “Centres of Excellence” and highlights the afinity of this concept with Paulo Freire’s pedagogical approach. From this perspective, the article offers lessons learned which could be transfered to health care organizations in the area of rehabilitation and more specifically rehabilitation of person’s in a state of comma.Downloads
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