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Children with medical complexity in the emergency department: Parent experiences and information needs
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When your child needs emergency health care, as a parent, you typically drop what you are doing and drive to the hospital or call 911. For parents of children with medical complexity, an emergency department visit is more often a calculated decision after exhausting all other options- it has...
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Exploring the prevalence of serious mental illness among Albertans living with peripheral arterial disease who have undergone a lower limb amputation
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Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a chronic disease that may lead to severe consequences including loss of lower limb. With a known relationship between chronic disease and mental illness, it is paramount to establish the prevalence of mental illness to guide the development of strategies that...
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A Narrative Inquiry into the Experiences Related to Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Access Among Young Men Who Have Sex with Men (YMSM) in Canada
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Young men who have sex with men (YMSM) in Canada and globally are disproportionately impacted by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an effective strategy for reducing transmission and acquisition of HIV infection among high-risk populations, including YMSM....
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Cultural adaptation of a child health resource to meet the information needs and preferences of Red River Métis parents in Manitoba
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Background: The Truth and Reconciliation Commission has drawn attention to the inequalities and systemic harms experienced by Indigenous Peoples in Canada, calling on the Canadian government and healthcare professionals to close the gap in Indigenous communities’ access to appropriate healthcare...
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Spring 2024
In British Columbia (BC) there are currently four legislated nursing groups: Registered Nurses (RN), Nurse Practitioners (NP), Registered Psychiatric Nurses (RPN) and Licensed Practice Nurses (LPN). The designation of RPN is unique to Western Canada. RPNs are legislated as a distinct profession...
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Spring 2024
Background: Ongoing faculty shortages in nursing education has illuminated the need to better understand the experiences of PhD prepared new tenure track faculty. In the limited research available when I began this study, the initial tenure-track experience was reported to be an extremely...
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A Narrative Inquiry into the Experiences of Health and Well-Being of Women Previously Trafficked
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Using narrative inquiry, I inquired into the experiences of health and well-being of women previously trafficked in Canada. Narrative inquiry is considered a research methodology and a method of understanding human experiences as storied phenomena under study (Clandinin & Connelly, 2000). By...
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The Development and Evaluation of a Knowledge Translation Tool for Caregivers of Children with Heart Failure
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Background: Having a child diagnosed with pediatric heart failure (PHF) is an anxiety-provoking experience for caregivers due to its high morbidity and mortality. PHF can follow a more chronic trajectory (e.g., cardiomyopathy, neuromuscular disease, myocarditis, etc.) when children who have...
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Timing of Mask Fitting as a Predictor of Adherence in Children Requiring Non-Invasive Ventilation Therapy
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Introduction: The utilization of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in the pediatric population is becoming increasingly prevalent. NIV is a form of breathing support that employs a mask interface outside the airway. It provides necessary respiratory support that improves patients’ quality of life by...
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Childhood Vaccination among Underserved Populations in Canada During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Sequential Mixed Methods Approach Using Intersectionality Theory
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Background. Low routine childhood vaccination coverage and increased incidence of vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs) have been identified within some ethnocultural groups in Canada (i.e., Racialized minorities, newcomers). Inequities have been attributed to systemic barriers to accessing...