Collaborating in Research with RPNs

As a registered nurse with 45 years of experience in the field and an associate professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at OTU for the last 20 years, I take pride in the incredible opportunity to work on research initiatives with Registered Practical Nurses.

I experienced a true sense of “reciprocity and mutuality,”which, as defined by Heaton, Day, and Britten (2016), is the degree to which stakeholders are open and interested in learning from each other, also referred to as the “knowledge appetite.” This is precisely why I am also GLAD (grateful, learned, accomplished, delighted) to share the benefits of including RPNs in research initiatives.

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