NHSRU

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]

The Production of Critical Care Nurses: A Collaborative Evaluation of Critical Care Nursing Education in Ontario

Authors: Fisher, A., Baumann, A., Hunsberger, M., Blythe, J., & Fitzpatrick, L. Executive Summary:The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC), through the Critical Care and Nursing Secretariats, is committed to providing system supports to improve critical care education for … [Read more]

Integrating Internationally Educated Health Care Professionals into the Ontario Workforce

Authors: A. Baumann & J. Blythe Executive Summary: IntroductionA shortage of health care professionals is forecast for Ontario. An aging workforce and insufficient recruitment and production in the past decades mean that the province must make full use of all … [Read more]

How Government Invests in Research to Advance Policy: Evolution of Evidence

Authors: A. Baumann, J. Blythe, M. Hunsberger, A. Fisher, & J. Underwood Executive Summary: The Nursing Health Services Research Unit (NHSRU) has helped aid nursing policy for Ontarians for the past 20 years. The NHSRU is comprised of two sites, … [Read more]

Internationally Educated Nurses in Ontario: Maximizing the Brain Gain

Authors: A. Baumann, J. Blythe, A. Rheaume, K. McIntosh This summary highlights findings from the research study entitled “Internationally Educated Nurses in Ontario: Maximizing the Brain Gain”, a study commissioned by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-term Care. View … [Read more]

Brain Drain, Brain Gain and Brain Waste: Programs aimed at Integrating and Retaining the Best and the Brightest in Health Care

Bourgeault, I.L. (2007) Brain Drain, Brain Gain and Brain Waste: Programs aimed at Integrating and Retaining the Best and the Brightest in Health Care. Special Issue of Embassy Newspaper on world health. (Invited).

Use of Q-Methodology to Identify Nursing Faculty Viewpoints of a Collaborative BScN Program Experience

Author(s): Akhtar-Danesh N, Brown B, Rideout E, Brown M, Gaspar L. (2007) Publication: Canadian Journal of Nursing Leadership (CAN J NURS LEADERSH), 2007 Sep; 20(3): 67-85 (21 ref) Abstract: The McMaster Mohawk Conestoga Collaborative Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program, … [Read more]