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Mental Health and Well-Being Among Tamil Youth of Sri Lankan Origin Living in Toronto: A Mixed Methods Approach
(2020-11-13)Literature on the mental health of Tamil youth of Sri Lankan origin living in Canada is scant. In this study, I applied an interpretive descriptive approach to explore, discover, and understand the meanings, beliefs, ... -
Inpatient Mental Health: What Helps/Hinders the Transition into Communities?
(2020-08-11)The transition period is the most vulnerable period for patients transitioning from inpatient units to community settings (Coleman, Pincus, Epstein & Ofedahl, 2015). Patients with mental illness have unique needs and ... -
Public Health Nurses' Perceptions of Assessing, Identifying, and Addressing Elder Abuse: A Descriptive Qualitative Study
(2020-05-11)This descriptive qualitative study explores public health nurses perceptions of assessing, identifying, and addressing elder abuse. Ten public health nurses from four public health units were interviewed for the study. ... -
Canadian Women's Contemporary Experiences Accessing Abortion
(2019-11-22)This thesis explores Canadian womens contemporary experiences accessing abortion. Abortion is a womens health issue, yet little nursing research addresses womens experiences or well-documented barriers to care. After ... -
Companioning End-Of-life: Nurses' Experiences of Caring for the Child Who is Dying Through a Relational Ethics Lens
(2019-07-02)Caring for children who are dying requires exploration to understand and validate the meaning of this lived experience for nurses. This study uses a qualitative descriptive method to answer the research question: What is ... -
Relational Care and Long-Term Care Home Transitions: Enabling and Constraining Practices
(2019-03-05)Care planning in long-term residential care is currently determined mostly by institutional practices whereby decisions about staffing, care delivery, and accountability are made using traditional biomedically focused ... -
Nursing Students' Beliefs About Substance Use Disorders
(2019-03-05)Persons with substance use disorder (SUD) are subject to stigma and judgement. Stigma worsens clinical outcomes, undermines life opportunities, and decreases well-being of persons who use substances (Corrigan, Schomerus, ... -
Exploring the Attitudes, Beliefs and Practices Concerning Mental Health Amongst African Immigrant Youth Living in Canada: An Interpretive Description Study
(2018-11-21)There has been limited research in Canada on the mental health of African immigrant youth. An Interpretive Description methodology was utilized to interview eight African immigrant youth on their attitudes and beliefs ... -
The Effect of Method of Delivery and Psychosocial Factors on Postpartum Sexual Satisfaction
(2018-11-21)OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was: 1) to determine factors associated with postpartum sexual satisfaction at 6 and 12 months postpartum; 2) to examine the effect of method of delivery on postpartum sexual satisfaction ... -
Relationship Between Role Conflict, Role Ambiguity, and Interprofessional Team Collaboration Among Nurses Caring For Older Adults in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
(2018-11-21)The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to examine the relationship between role conflict (RC), role ambiguity (RA) and interprofessional team collaboration (ITC) among nurses caring for older adults in intensive ... -
RNs Experiences of Enactment of Psychotherapy Act, 2007: A Mixed Methods Study
(2018-03-01)The College of Nurses of Ontario will comply with the Psychotherapy Act, 2007 by requiring nurses to initiate psychotherapy by an order from a physician or NP. This study examines the possible constraints to RN psychotherapy ... -
The Lived Experience of Bereaved Caregivers: Caring for Loved Ones at End of Life in Rural Ontario Home Settings
(2017-07-27)The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experience of bereaved caregivers who cared for their loved ones at end of life in rural Ontario home settings. van Manens hermeneutic phenomenology research method was ... -
Exploratory Study of Documented Psychosocial Nursing Interventions within the Palliative Care Setting
(2017-07-27)Further research is needed to better understand issues related to the provision of psychosocial care at end-of-life (EOL). Nursing documentation provides an effective strategy for assessing quality of care. The objective ... -
An Exploration of Work Related Mental Health Issues Experienced by Rural Emergency Nurses
(2017-07-27)Nurses working in rural emergency departments (ED) are exposed to trauma, pain, and suffering on a daily basis. They care for members of their community, including friends and neighbours in an unpredictable environment ... -
"That Look That Makes You Not Really Want to Be There": Health Care Experiences of People Who Use Illicit Opioids in Small Urban and Rural Communities - A Critical Social Theory Analysis
(2017-07-27)The phenomenon of interest is the health care experiences of people who use illicit opioids in small Ontario urban and rural communities. Using the qualitative constructivist paradigm the perspectives of participants who ... -
Nurses' Perspectives when Working with Families while Delivering Function-Focused-Care to Older Adults in Acute Care Settings
(2017-07-27)Older adults are at increased risk for developing functional decline during hospitalization, putting them in danger of negative health outcomes including skin breakdown, impaired mobility and infections. Function-Focused-Care ... -
Collaborating for Better Outcomes: Exploring the Link Between Nurse-Nurse Collaboration and Nurse Job Satisfaction
(2016-09-20)As Registered Nurses (RNs) are crucial to delivering care, it is important to determine the factors which contribute to a healthy work environment for nurses and positive outcomes for patients. Past research has focused ... -
Parental Needs Rating By Parents and Nurses: Association With Illness Severity
(2016-09-20)The purpose of this study was to investigate parents and nurses perspectives on the psychosocial needs of parents, the extent to which those needs are viewed as met; and to understand the association between parental needs ... -
A Secondary Analysis of the Differences in Accessing Health and Social Services Between Ethnically Diverse Individuals and the Mainstream Society
(2015-08-28)Background: Mental illness is the third leading cause of disability and premature death in Canada. Research shows that access issues are a major concern, especially ethnically diverse individuals who may experience greater ... -
Opening the Closet Door on Reproductive Cancer Care for Sexual Minority Women: Interactions with Health Providers
(2015-08-28)The aim of this critical feminist study was to illuminate aspects of interactions between sexual minority women with reproductive cancers and their health care providers (HCPs) that may perpetuate or challenge barriers to ...
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