Nurses

Nurses

Findings from the 2005 National survey of the work and health of nurses (NSWHN)

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L'Enquête nationale sur le travail et la santé du personnel infirmier (ENTSPI) de 2005 resultats
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Online
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Canadian Institute for Health Information, Health Canada and Statistics Canada
Publication Date: 
2005
Publication Place: 
Ottawa, ON

The survey was administered to a sample of LPNs, RNs and RPNs from across the country. Data from the survey help to identify relationships between selected health outcomes, the work environment and work-life experiences.

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0-662-44484-1
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Includes 51 tables in the appendices.

Highlights from the regulated nursing workforce in Canada, 2005

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Canadian Institute for Health Information
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2006

Highlights current trends in the nursing workforces and provides provincial/territorial nursing workforce profiles. This document also presents a partial look at the Health Human Resource workforce of Canada's provincial and territorial health regions.

The impact of patient classification systems on women front-line care workers in rural nursing homes

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Belinda Leach
Bonnie Hallman
Gillian Joseph
Nichola Martin
Anita Marcotte
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Status of Women Canada
Publication Date: 
2006

This study explores patient classification systems and their impact on front-line workers in rural long-term care homes in Ontario and Manitoba.

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Staffing for safety: a synthesis of the evidence on nurse staffing and patient safety

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English
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Online
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Amy Sanchez McCutcheon
Maura MacPhee
Janet M Davidson
Mimi Doyle-Waters
Servane Mason
Wendy Winslow
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Canadian Health Services Research Foundation
Publication Date: 
2006
Publication Place: 
Ottawa, ON

Identifies areas and opportunities for action that identified by expert decision makers in nurse staffing and patient safety and informed by research evidence.

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Includes bibliographical references.

Nursing against the odds: how health care cost cutting, media stereotypes, and medical hubris undermind nurses and patient care

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Paper
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Suzanne Gordon
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Cornell University Press
Publication Date: 
2005
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Ithaca, NY

Looks at the causes of and possible solutions to the nursing crisis.

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ISBN 081439760
NURS.G67 2005
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Includes bibliographical and index.

Looking forward, working together: priorities for nursing leadership in Canada

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English
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Canadian Health Services Research Foundation
Publication Date: 
2006
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Ottawa, ON

Discusses the Canadian nursing workforce, and addresses the current issues in human resources planning and management.

Measuring the retention of registered nurses in Canada: a study of 2000–2004 registration data

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English
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Analysis in Brief
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2006
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Ottawa, ON

Measures the retention of registered nurses (RNs) in Canada by studying provincial and territorial registration data between 2000 and 2004.

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Includes bibliographical references.

A review of scopes of practice of health professions in Canada: a balancing act

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English
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Patricia M Baranek
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Health Council of Canada
Publication Date: 
2005
Publication Place: 
Toronto, ON

Provides a review of general definitions and position papers on scopes of practice of health professions.

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HEAP.B37 2005
ISBN 09739725486
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Includes bibliographical references.

Workforce trends of registered nurses in Canada, 2004

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Canadian Institute for Health Information
Publication Date: 
2005
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Ottawa, ON

Presents supply information on registered nurses, including information on mobility and migration.

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ISBN 1553926935

Workforce trends of licensed practical nurses in Canada, 2004

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Canadian Institute for Health Information
Publication Date: 
2005
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Ottawa, ON

Highlights licensed practical nurse (LPN) workforce issues.

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ISBN 1553926854
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