NHSRU

Exploring Clinical Information and Communication of Healthcare Professionals in Home care: Resources, Challenges and Solutions

Research Team: Dr. Diane DoranIvana MaticDr. Sima Ajami This summary is the first of two summary sheets, presenting highlights and key messages from the study entitled “Exploring Clinical Information and Communication of Healthcare Professionals in Homecare: Resources, Challenges and Solutions.” … [Read more]

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]

Research in Action Summary:Employment Integration of Nursing Graduates: Evaluation of a Provincial Policy Strategy, Nursing Graduate Guarantee 2009-2010

Authors: Baumann, A., Hunsberger, M., & Crea-Arsenio, M. A three year evaluation of the Nursing Graduate Guarantee (NGG) demonstrates the effectiveness in integrating new graduates into the health care system (Baumann et al., 2008, 2009, 2010). The research demonstrated a … [Read more]

A Q-Method Study of Effective Retention Strategies for Mid-Career Critical Care Nurses

Author: Lobo, V. This summary presents selected highlights from the report, A Q-Method Study of Effective Retention Strategies for Mid-Career Critical Care Nurses. The report was successfully submitted to the McMaster School of Graduate Studies for the Master of Science … [Read more]

Exploring Worklife Issues In Provincial Correctional Settings

These summaries highlight findings from a research study entitled “Exploring Worklife Issues in Provincial Correctional Settings”. The study was conducted at the Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto and funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term … [Read more]

Nurses in Public Health in Ontario

Authors: Underwood, J., Baumann, A., Deber, R., & Dragan, A. The total number of nurses employed in public health in Ontario has been remarkably stable over the past decade. This fact sheet analyzes the yearly registration data provided by the … [Read more]

Promoting Awareness and Best Practice Guidelines in Long-Term Care: An Impact Evaluation – Phase 2

These summaries highlight findings from the research study entitled “Promoting Awareness & Uptake of Best Practice Guidelines in Long-Term Care: An Impact Evaluation Phase 2 Interim Report”. These fact sheets are a part of a series which presents selected content … [Read more]

Employer Perspectives on Implementing an Employment Strategy

Authors: Hunsberger, M., Baumann, A., Idriss, D. and Alameddine, M.   In 2007 the Nursing Graduate Guarantee (NGG) was launched to ensure that every Ontario RN and RPN graduate would have the opportunity to work fulltime hours (MOHLTC, 2007). An … [Read more]

Sector Specific Components that Contribute to Positive Work Environments & Job Satisfaction For Nurses (SSC)

These summaries highlight findings from the research study entitled “Sector Specific Components that Contribute to Positive Work Environments & Job Satisfaction For Nurses (SSC)”. This series of summaries present selected content from a report produced for the Ontario Ministry of … [Read more]

Ontario’s Web-based Employment Portal for Nursing Graduates: Best Practices

Authors: Alameddine, M., Baumann, A., Idriss, D. and Hunsberger, M. This summary highlights the findings from the research study entitled “Employment of Nursing Graduates: Evaluation of a Provincial Policy Strategy”. The purpose of the Nursing Graduate Guarantee (NNG) was to … [Read more]