Principal Investigator:Speers, Kimberly Licensed Year(s):
2018
Summary:
The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) was established August 1, 2016 and was an amalgamation of six previously separate regional Health and Social Services (HSS) authorities. The NTHSSA is responsible for the design and delivery of territorial HSS planning across the Northwest Territories. It is responsible for delivering HSS in all communities across the NWT with...
Principal Investigator:Farmer, Drew Licensed Year(s):
2015
Summary:
By developing recommendations aimed at closing gaps it is expected that there will be improvements in employee morale, recruitment and retention, and organizational efficiency that will positively impact corporate profitability.
The primary research will consist of employee surveys and interviews that will seek to 1) validate the findings of the Organizational Cultural Inventory; 2) determine t...
Principal Investigator:St. Pierre, Isabelle Licensed Year(s):
2014
Summary:
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 app...
Principal Investigator:MacLeod, Martha Licensed Year(s):2015
2014
20132012 Summary:
The main objectives of this research project are to:
1. Describe and compare the roles and functions of nurses practicing in various work environments and with differing scopes of practice to determine how roles are enacted in rural/remote communities.
2. Describe the engagement of nurses with primary health care in rural/remote communities.
3. Examine what contributes to the recruitment of n...
Principal Investigator:Stockton, Pam Licensed Year(s):
2005
2004 Summary:
This is the second year of a study that the researcher expects will help to explain how new graduate nurses begin to practice in the NWT. The researcher is about halfway through interviewing a total of 10 to 15 currently-practicing graduates of the Nor...
Principal Investigator:Giles, Sarah Licensed Year(s):
2003
Summary:
Canada's northern regions face a shortage of doctors. This research will examine the factors influencing physician recruitment and retainment in Fort Simpson through participant observation, semi-structured interviews and an examination of historical re...
Principal Investigator:Harris, Ronald W. Licensed Year(s):
1994
Summary:
Nurses presently employed in the various health delivery settings across the NWT will be surveyed to identify the factors contributing to longer tenure. Data will be collected and analyzed in order to assess trends and models for recruitment screening and nurse hiring practices will be developed....