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- 2Estabrooks, Carole Anne
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Spring 2021
Background: Older adults living in long term care (LTC) homes are a vulnerable care group. Most of the care they receive is provided by care aides who are also a vulnerable working group – with high risks for job burnout, job dissatisfaction, injury, and poor work engagement. In addition, many...
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Care Aides’ Perceptions and Experiences of their Roles and Relationships with Residents in Long-term Care Settings
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The purpose of this study was to explore care aides’ perceptions and experiences of their roles and relationships with residents in long-term care institutions, and how the context, including the organizational philosophy, influenced those perceptions and experiences. The method of exploration...
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Career Advancement and Education Opportunities: Experiences and Perceptions of Internationally-Educated Nurses
Career Advancement and Education Opportunities: Experiences and Perceptions of Internationally-Educated Nurses
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The recruitment of internationally-educated nurses (IENs) is increasing in Canada, as a strategy to remedy nursing shortages. Effective recruitment and retention are needed, if this strategy is to be deemed a success. One of the criteria for successful retention is the availability and...
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Caring for the radial artery post-angiogram: A pilot study on a comparison of three methods of compression
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A coronary angiogram (CATH) is the diagnostic tool used to visualize the coronary arteries of a person’s heart. These arteries can be accessed through the radial artery. Various methods of applying compression to the radial puncture site have been used, but no research has been done to show...
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Fall 2020
Around the world, cancer is a leading cause of death and the burden of cancer is expected to increase in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), where 82% of the world’s population resides. In these countries, which include Pakistan, aspects of the culture and traditions, inaccessibility to...
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Fall 2017
In nursing education, preceptorship practica typically occur at the end of the undergraduate nursing program and are intended to consolidate learning as the student prepares to enter practice. Nursing students are evaluated throughout the preceptorship in part related to their ability to manage...