Toward a New Way of Toward a New Way of ThinkingThinking

Christine A. Tanner PhD, RN, Christine A. Tanner PhD, RN, FAANFAAN

Oregon Health & Science Oregon Health & Science UniversityUniversity

PartnershipsPartnershipsIf you want to go quickly, go aloneIf you want to go quickly, go aloneIf you want to go far, go togetherIf you want to go far, go together

Building TrustBuilding Trust

Clarity of goalsClarity of goals

• What does alignment mean?What does alignment mean?

• To what end?To what end?

• Who are our clients?Who are our clients?

• What are their health care needs?What are their health care needs?

• How must the system evolve to meet their How must the system evolve to meet their needs?needs?

• What competencies must a nurse have to What competencies must a nurse have to practice in this new world?practice in this new world?

Clarity of goalsClarity of goals

• Clinically competent, safe nurseClinically competent, safe nurse

• Prepared for practice – “hit the ground Prepared for practice – “hit the ground running”running”

• Critically thinkingCritically thinking

Challenging Taken for Challenging Taken for Granted Assumptions & Granted Assumptions &

PracticesPractices

I had an Epiphany!I had an Epiphany!

Challenging Challenging AssumptionsAssumptions

• Generalist practiceGeneralist practice

• Fundamentals of nursingFundamentals of nursing

• Nursing ProcessNursing Process

Challenging Accepted Challenging Accepted practicespractices

Challenging Accepted Challenging Accepted practicespractices

•Clinical EducationClinical Education

Supporting InnovationSupporting Innovation

Its always” sit, stay heal!” neverIts always” sit, stay heal!” never““Think, Innovate, Be Yourself” Think, Innovate, Be Yourself”

Assessing outcomesAssessing outcomes

My question is “Are We Making My question is “Are We Making an Impact?”an Impact?”

Your TurnYour Turn

• What partnerships/alliances do you need to What partnerships/alliances do you need to form?form?

• What are your goals?What are your goals?

• What are our assumptions & do they hold up What are our assumptions & do they hold up in this new environment?in this new environment?

• How will you support innovation while holding How will you support innovation while holding to standards?to standards?

• What are our educational outcomes and how What are our educational outcomes and how will we assess them?will we assess them?