Regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Gwich'in Settlement Area, Sahtu Settlement Area, Dehcho Region, North Slave Region, South Slave Region, Qikiqtaaluk Region
Tags: health care, nursing, retention strategy
| Principal Investigator: | St. Pierre, Isabelle (1) |
| Licence Number: | 15466 |
| Organization: | Université de Québec en Outaouais |
| Licensed Year(s): |
2014
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| Issued: | May 13, 2014 |
| Project Team: | Christine Covell, Kelley Kilpatrick, Assumpta Ndengeyingoma, Marie-Douce Primeau, Eric Tchouaket |
Objective(s): To identify factors that support the successful integration, retention and career advancement of internationally educated nurses into the Canadian healthcare system.
Project Description: The goal of this project is to identify factors that support the successful integration, retention and career advancement of internationally educated nurses (IENs) into the Canadian healthcare system. This can guide potential IENs by helping them understand how to prepare for employment as a nurse in Canada. The research will also better assist educators and employers to develop the most appropriate tools and resources to support the successful integration, long-term retention, and career advancement of IENs. The findings may also inform future immigration policy. The research team will 1) conduct a comprehensive review of the literature to identify existing factors, including tools and / or strategies that have been identified as contributing to the integration and retention of IENs, 2) develop, test and administer a questionnaire to IENs, and 3) conduct interviews with IENs and key stakeholders to discuss issues and to validate results stemming from the analysis of the questionnaires. The goal of the research is to identify factors that support the integration of IENs in health care systems across Canada. Communities can use this information to retain IENs. Any nurses completing the questionnaire who indicate they would like a copy of the results will be emailed a copy. Academic articles will be available online and researchers can be contacted directly for a copy of the results. The fieldwork for this study will be conducted from May 13, 2014 to August 31, 2014.
