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A day in the life of a Health Care Aide: Frontline perspectives on when, where, and how information and communication technologies could be helpful
DownloadFall 2012
Background: The purpose of this focused ethnographic study was to gather a firsthand account of a day on the life of a Health Care Aide (HCA) in rural Alberta to see when, where, and how information and communication technologies (ICTs) could help support their work. Methods: Four HCAs working...
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A Focused Ethnography of Correctional Nurses Who Care for Incarcerated Women with Mental Health Concerns in Canada
DownloadSpring 2023
Background: Worldwide, the number of incarcerated women has been grown by more than 50% in the past twenty years. In Canada, when women are incarcerated, they make up 15% of the provincial/territorial admissions, and 8% of federal admissions. Within the correctional system, women remain...
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A Focused Ethnography of Nursing Faculty and Student Transition to the Culture of a Context–Based Learning Curriculum
DownloadFall 2015
Twenty-first century nurses need to be flexible and adapt to the increasing changes in the health care system. Because nurses need to be dynamic in their practice, there is a recommendation to change the education of nursing students from a traditional, teacher-centered approach to an innovative,...
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Food for Thought: A Qualitative Study Exploring Food Skills Education as a Determinant of Healthy Eating
DownloadSpring 2020
Background: Canada is witnessing a growing recognition on the importance of food literacy; knowing how to purchase, prepare, and eat healthy food. Previous research has shown these core competencies can contribute to healthy eating. This is supported with the recent inclusion of certain...
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Spring 2022
Abstract Background: Upon graduation, nursing students continue to be ill-prepared in gerontological nursing care and lack a desire to work with older persons. Although nurse educators are expected to facilitate students’ learning about how to provide appropriate older person care, they lack...