NHSRU

The NHSRU has been recognized nationally and internationally for its comprehensive team approach to problem identification and resolution.
The NHSRU has been recognized nationally and internationally for its comprehensive team approach to problem identification and resolution.
The first NHSRU research pillar focuses on the best use of resources to build capacity of the nursing workforce.
The first NHSRU research pillar focuses on the best use of resources to build capacity of the nursing workforce.
The second NHSRU research pillar focuses on the nursing environment and strategies to attract and retain nurses and support nurses’ competence.
The second NHSRU research pillar focuses on the nursing environment and strategies to attract and retain nurses and support nurses’ competence.
The third NHSRU research pillar focuses on enhancing the nursing practice to ensure access to rewarding opportunities for effective workplace learning.
The third NHSRU research pillar focuses on enhancing the nursing practice to ensure access to rewarding opportunities for effective workplace learning.

The Nursing Health Services Research Unit is a collaborative project of the University of Toronto, Lawrence S. Bloomberg, Faculty of Nursing and McMaster University, School of Nursing. The Unit is led by Scientific Directors, Dr. Diane Doran at the Toronto site and Dr. Andrea Baumann at the McMaster site.

NHSRU News

Innovative Web-Based Guide for Employers of Internationally Educated Nurses

Internationally Educated Nurses: An Employer’s Guide (www.oha.com/ien) is a unique web-based guide designed to help hospitals and health care facilities overcome barriers faced by internationally educated nurses (IENs) from the time they enter Canada. This new web-based resource launched at … [Read more]

Recent Publications

Interim Report: Home Care Nursing Health Human Resources – Building and Sustaining a Quality Nursing Workforce

Research Team Diane Doran, RN, PhD, FCAHS Dan Laporte, Research Manager, NHSRU Sang Nahm, Data Analyst, NHSRU Laureen Hayes, Research Officer, NHSRU Roshan Khan, Research Officer, NHSRU Executive Summary Ontario faces enormous health care challenges driven by realities that include: … [Read more]

Preparing Tomorrow’s Leaders Today: Investing in Capacity Building for Nursing Health Services Research

Author: Dr. Andrea Baumann This report provides an evaluation of the Undergraduate Student Research Internship Program (USRIP) and demonstrates how the program achieves its intended outcomes and how government investment contributes to health research capacity. Document analysis was used, which … [Read more]

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Research in Action

- Current Projects -

Workforce Integration of New Nurses: Exploring Employment Goals, Expectations, and Intent to Migrate of Nursing Graduates in a Canadian Border City

Research Team-   Michelle Freeman, MSN, RN, Andrea Baumann, PhD, RN, Jennifer Blythe, PhD, Anita Fisher, PhD, RN, Noori Akhtar-Danesh, PhD, Camille Kolotylo, PhD, RN The purpose of this study is to describe the pre-employment profile, employment goals, and intent to … [Read more]

- Completed Projects -

Research in Action Summary: Linking BPGs Use and HOBIC Outcomes in the Community

Research TeamDiane DoranNancy LefebrePeggy WhiteCarole Estabrooks This summary presents selected highlights from a research study entitled “Linking Best Practice Guideline Use and Health Outcomes for Better Information and Care (HOBIC) in the Community.” The full report will be available soon … [Read more]