Author: Fisher, A. Nurse vacancies, as currently defined and measured, misrepresent the demand for nurses in the labour market. Lack of a standard definition of nurse vacancy renders nursing vacancy counts and vacancy rates inaccurate measures of nurse shortage. In … [Read more]
This summary highlights findings from the research study examining the 70% FT Nursing Local Health Integration Network (LHINs) Initiative. View PDF summary
Authors: Baumann, A., Blythe, J., Cleverley, K., Grinspun, D., & Tompkins, C. Executive Summary: There are three sources of nursing supply: new graduates, internationally educated nurses, and nurses returning to the workforce. This report focuses on the supply and employment … [Read more]
Authors: Baumann, A., Keatings, M., Holmes, G., Oreschina, E., & Fortier, V. Executive Summary:Human resource data routinely collected by hospitals can be utilized in workforce planning, and for comparisons to provincial/territorial and national work forces. Of the various workforces in … [Read more]
Authors: Andrea Baumann, Mabel Hunsberger, Jennifer Blythe, Mary Crea Executive Summary:Rural health care is changing. Following restructuring in the 1990s some small hospitals remained independent, while others reorganized as amalgamations and alliances. In 2004, Ontario was divided into 14 Local … [Read more]
Executive Summary: A seven-point framework was used to analyze retention strategies in four countries: Uganda, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Thailand. This framework draws upon available country data and includes GDP and investment in health, mix of private/public investment, international … [Read more]
Executive Summary: The three sources of nursing supply in Canada are new graduates, internationally educated nurses (IENs) and nurses returning to the workforce. This report focuses on IENs. Globalization has led to high rates of migration of professionals to economically … [Read more]
Executive Summary: This report presents the findings of the impact evaluation for Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) Late Career Nurse Initiative (LCNI) conducted between February and December 2006. The findings provide evidence about the impact of the … [Read more]
Executive Summary: Most data examining the correlation between work environment conditions and job satisfaction for nurses is derived from studies conducted in the acute care/hospital sector. There are fewer studies examining the relationship between work environment and nurse job satisfaction … [Read more]
Authors: A. Baumann, M. Pitters, & M.Crea-Arsenio Summary: This toolkit is the result of a collaboration between the Nursing Health Services Research Unit (NHSRU) at McMaster University and four Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs): Central West, Hamilton-Niagara-Haldimand-Brant, South East, and … [Read more]