Publication Type: Report Authors: Dr. Andrea Baumann, Dr. Mabel Hunsberger and Mary Crea-Arsenio The Nursing Graduate Guarantee (NGG) is a targeted policy incentive created in 2007 to increase the number of full-time (FT) employment opportunities for new graduate nurses (Ministry … [Read more]
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]
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]
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]
Research Team: Andrea Baumann, Diane Doran, Theresa Noonan, Laurie Kennedy, Dan Laporte, Marianne Koh This environmental scan of the Nursing Health Services Research Unit’s (NHSRU) stakeholders will be used to engage users of evidence in the program of research. … [Read more]
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]
Summary The nursing workforce in Ontario is expected to reduce over the next decade, negatively impacting the healthcare system. An aging workforce combined with a more senior population could mean there will be more patients in Ontario and a smaller … [Read more]
Research TeamDiane Doran, RN, PhD, FCAHSDan Laporte, Research Manager, NHSRU Autumn Chilcote, Research Officer, NHSRUPaul Rizk, Research Officer, NHSRUPing Zou, Research Assistant, NHSRU Executive Summary In an effort to stem the loss of Ontario’s late career nurses, in 2004 the … [Read more]
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]
Research TeamDiane Doran, RN, PhD, FCAHSDan Laporte, Research Manager, NHSRU Autumn Chilcote, Research Officer, NHSRUPaul Rizk, Research Officer, NHSRUPing Zou, Research Assistant, NHSRU This summary presents selected highlights from a research study entitled “Evaluating the Impact of Ontario’s Late Career … [Read more]