
Rachel Kennedy
@rachykennedy
Assistant Director of Nursing University Hospital Limerick Nightingale Challenge Graduate. All views my own
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14-06-2017 18:50:54
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Priorities for improving #Retention and #Recruitment of #Nurses Margrieta Langins at Magnet4Europe in Helsinki Gender equality crisis: 80% women, but only 30% in leadership positions.


“We can’t train our way out of [shortages] unless we retain the #nurses we have educated” says #health expert Linda H. Aiken. Speakers showed how #Magnet4Europe25 promotes positive workplaces, #nurse retention & wellbeing, makes care safer & saves money.” #ICNCongress #ICN2025
![ICN (@icnurses) on Twitter photo “We can’t train our way out of [shortages] unless we retain the #nurses we have educated” says #health expert <a href="/LindaAiken_Penn/">Linda H. Aiken</a>. Speakers showed how #Magnet4Europe25 promotes positive workplaces, #nurse retention & wellbeing, makes care safer & saves money.” #ICNCongress #ICN2025 “We can’t train our way out of [shortages] unless we retain the #nurses we have educated” says #health expert <a href="/LindaAiken_Penn/">Linda H. Aiken</a>. Speakers showed how #Magnet4Europe25 promotes positive workplaces, #nurse retention & wellbeing, makes care safer & saves money.” #ICNCongress #ICN2025](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GtGGnSpW8AAio7Q.jpg)


🔹 New opinion piece by Professor Mary McCarron Prof Mary McCarron 🔹 In today’s Irish Independent, Prof. Mary McCarron, Director of the Trinity Centre for Ageing and Intellectual Disability, shares a powerful reflection on the urgent need for reform in how we care for older people



Celebrating World Blood Donation Day St. John's Hospital, Limerick Thanks to Karen Kennedy O'Brien, Haemovigillance Officer for a great morning raising awareness & sharing stories. This years theme is ‘’Give blood , give hope: together we save lives!’’ @WorldBloodDonorDay


Great photo of our IADNAM Vice-President Fiona M Hanrahan with Minister of Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD at the launch of the "welcome to the NICU" parents pack The Rotunda Hospital #MidwiferyLeadship

Leading the way ! First model2 hospital HSE Mid West on virtual ward.Ennis hospital started the first virtual ward national palpation pathway this week #admissionavoidance 👏#strongteam collaboration across the region 👏 @ Dr Colm Henry, CCO HSE Ireland Sarah Watkins PhD, Carol Cotter Spark Innovation Programme

Such an honour to share my story on the #LeadingWithHeartsAndMinds podcast. I'm constantly inspired by the amazing nurses I work with in HSE Mid West & grateful for the incredible experience of the #NightingaleChallenge. Thank you Marie & Aoife ❤️ Ber Murphy Michelle Cooke

Out Now- Realigning Identity: Nurse Executives' Experiences within a New Socio-Professional Group -A Classic Grounded Theory Study doi.org/10.1016/j.ijns… Special thanks to Research Ireland for supporting this study. School of Nursing and Midwifery, UL Business at UL Professor Alice Coffey Health Research Institute

Well done Cora on a significant contribution to nursing leadership research!! 👏👏👏 An insightful and engaging read that sheds light on how nurse execs find their footing—by earning their identity, navigating transitions, and fully stepping into new leadership roles HSE Mid West


ALERT course in St. John's as a multidisciplinary training, focused on care of acutely unwell patients. By recognising deteriorated patient on time we improve patient safety and their outcomes. ALERT will mininize risk and improve quality care St. John's Hospital, Limerick HSE Mid West



Two of the United Nations’s leading gender equality funds—UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women and @WPHFund—launched their 2024 results this week. Amid converging crises and unprecedented funding cuts, see the joint call for action to finance feminist change: unwo.men/cCMY50WgYO9 #ForAllWomenAndGirls


Today, I presented a Poster at the UL Doctoral College Researcher Conference. My current study shows a concerning high Prevalence of Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders. Further results coming soon.African Health Summit Ireland St. John's Hospital, Limerick School of Nursing and Midwifery, UL HSE Health & Wellbeing HSE Mid West




Helen Bevan have always believed in and practised this. I also challenge those who complain about the culture to create their own culture

Sustainable finance must reflect the lived experiences of women and girls—especially in the most unequal contexts. At #FFD4, Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda calls for financial systems that deliver dignity and opportunity #ForAllWomenAndGirls. 🔗 Learn more: unwo.men/xKFt50WjpwB #GlobalGoals
