Executive Summary: Workplace violence is an unfortunate reality in the lives of Canadian health care workers, with evidence suggesting that incidence rates in Canada are significantly higher than other countries with similar models of health care. It is defined by … [Read more]
Research Team: J. Underwood, A. Baumann, N. Akhar-Danesh, S. MacDonald-Rencz, M.MacDonald, S. Matthews, R. Goodyear, BN, MSA, CCHN(c)D. Mowat, J. Blythe, A. Dragan, R. Gannan, & D. Ciliska Executive Summary: SARS, 9/11, continuing infectious outbreaks and increased evidence about social … [Read more]
Research Team: Dan Laporte Diane Doran Linda O’Brien-Pallas Executive Summary: The Family Health Team (FHT) initiative is providing care to more than 1.7 million Ontarians, including 180,000 patients who did not previously have a family physician Furthermore, early Ministry estimates … [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]
Author: L. Thompson This summary examines the causes of stress and the coping strategies of nurses who help patients manage chronic pain. View PDF Summary
These summaries highlight findings from the research study entitled “The New Healthcare Worker: Implications of Changing Employment Patterns in Rural and Community Hospitals”. Data on the rural nursing workforce are hard to find, definitions of rural are diverse, and both … [Read more]
This summary examines factors contributing to the migration of Canadian nurses to the United States and suggests retention strategies to keep nurses in Canada. View PDF Summary
Thes summaries highlight findings from the research study entitled “Nurse-Physician Relationships – Solutions and Recommendations for Change”. View PDF Summary Factsheet 1 of 4 View PDF Summary Factsheet 2 of 4 View PDF Summary Factsheet 3 of 4 View PDF … [Read more]
These summaries highlight the findings from the research study entitled “Nurse-Physician Relationships – Solutions and Recommendations for Change.” This fact sheet provides a review of the magnet1 hospital literature for the purpose of highlighting the various characteristics that distinguish magnet … [Read more]
Author: Thompson, L. This summary highlights findings from the research study entitled “The Impact of Nursing Workload on Bacterial Nosocomial Infections in the Acute Care Setting”. View PDF Summary