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The WeRPN library is a central repository for RPN inclusive publications, presentations and other resources.

There are basic and advance search functions to help provide access to research information and evidence with key findings and innovative approaches for RPNs. You can enter key words into the search bar in the top right corner or use the ‘Filter by’ items to narrow your search to a specific area of interest. Select an item by clicking on the title to view more information about the publication source, authorship, and abstract details.

The library will be updated regularly to include the latest literature on all matters related to RPNs. You are welcome to share suggestions of additional sources to include in the library with WeResearch, please contact research@werpn.com

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Building Psychological Safety in Long-Term Care Study

Year: 2025

Authors: Attila Kovacs, Rosanra Yoon

Subject: Health & Safety for RPNs

Keywords: Research, Framework, Fellowship

Category: Presentations

Resource Type: Webinar

Nurse Leaders and Resilience: Starting with Self

Year: 2025

Authors: WeRPN

Subject: Education

Keywords: Self-care, mental health, well-being, framework, reflection

Category: Presentations

Resource Type: Poster

Enhancing Staffing Stability in Long-Term Care: Insights from Nurses and Personal Support Workers    

Year: 2025

Authors: Calver J, Rahmen F, Reno N, Sun W.

Subject: Workforce Planning & Development

Keywords: health services, nursing, recruitment, retention, workforce planning

Category: Publications

Resource Type: Peer Reviewed

Self-Care for Nurses

Year: 2025

Authors: WeRPN

Subject: Education

Keywords: Toolkit, Resilience, Plan, Stress, Reflect, Strength

Category: Resources

Resource Type: Toolkit

Making a Commitment to Cultural Safety: Nursing 101

Year: 2024

Authors: WeRPN

Subject: Education

Keywords: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Humility, Journey

Category: Presentations

Resource Type: Poster

Developing and Retaining Homecare Nurses Through Employer-Based Tuition Assistance Programs: A Mixed Methods Study

Year: 2024

Authors: Frances Bruno, Sonia Nizzer, Nicole A. Moreira, Tonya Martin, Emily C. King & Sandra M. McKay

Subject: Education

Keywords: Retention, Tuition Assistance, Homecare

Category: Publications

Resource Type: Peer Reviewed

Guiding Force of Nursing Research for RPNs

Year: 2024

Authors: Jennifer McCauley, Dianne Martin, Nancy Snobelen, Janet Rush

Subject: Education

Keywords: Research, Building Capacity, Course

Category: Presentations

Resource Type: Webinar

Empowering Nurses for Resilience in Home and Community Care: A Path to Progress

Year: 2024

Authors: WeRPN

Subject: Workforce Planning & Development

Keywords: Resilience, Homecare, Independent, Support

Category: Presentations

Resource Type: Poster

Nurses’ experiences in transitioning to work in the long-term care and home and community care sectors: A phenomenological exploration

Year: 2024

Authors: Denise M. Connelly, Melissa E. Hay, Tracy Smith-Carrier, Nicole A. Guitar and Kristin Prentice

Subject: Workforce Planning & Development

Keywords: Home and community care; Long-term care; New graduate nurses; Nurses; Nursing; Recruitment; Retention; Role transition; Transition to practice.

Category: Publications

Resource Type: Peer Reviewed

Building Research Capacity: A Case Study of a RPN Research Fellowship

Year: 2024

Authors: Natalie Weiser

Subject: Policy & Health Services

Keywords: Research, Framework, Fellowship

Category: Presentations

Resource Type: Webinar

Building Research Capacity: A Case Study of a Registered Practical Nurse’s Research Fellowship

Year: 2024

Authors: Weiser N, Topolovec-Vranic J, Dissanayake M, Harrington F, Canzian S.

Subject: Clinical Practice

Keywords: Support, professional development, education

Category: Publications

Resource Type: Professional article

RPN Research Fellowship 2023-2024

Year: 2024

Authors: Victoria Pringle

Subject: Clinical Practice

Keywords: Research, Fellowship, Nursing, Hospital. Operating Room

Category: Presentations

Resource Type: Poster

Nurses’ Descriptions of Interdisciplinary Interactions in Stroke and Geriatric Rehabilitation Units: A Case Example of the Registered Practical Nurse.

Year: 2024

Authors: Masood M, Guitar NA, Connelly DM, Nguyen A.

Subject: Policy & Health Services

Keywords: older people; qualitative approaches; rehabilitation; stroke; teamwork; role

Category: Publications

Resource Type: Peer Reviewed

The Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) Role in an Academic Acute Care Hospital: A Mixed Method Study of the Barriers and Facilitators to Practice

Year: 2024

Authors: Natalie Weiser, Melanie Dissanayake, Cecilia Santiago, Fiona Harrington, Nichelle Benny Gerard, Sarah Dimmock, Sonya Canzian, Jane Topolovec-Vranic

Subject: Policy & Health Services

Keywords: Retention, Support, Interprofessional, Integration, Role clarity

Category: Publications

Resource Type: Peer Reviewed

Shifting the Safety Culture: Evaluation of a Novel Approach to Understanding and Responding to Workplace Harassment and Violence Experienced by Homecare Workers

Year: 2024

Authors: King EC, Chan J, Benn A, Michener MB, Van Belle TA, McKay SM.

Subject: Health & Safety for RPNs

Keywords: homecare worker; occupational health and safety programs; organizational culture/climate; program planning and evaluation/quality improvement; workplace violence and harassment.

Category: Publications

Resource Type: Peer Reviewed

Health Provider Experiences in Supporting Social Connectedness Between Families and Older Adults Living in Long-Term Care Homes.

Year: 2024

Authors: Garnett A, Pollock H, Prentice K, Floriancic N, Donelle L, Hand C, Oudshoorn A, Babenko-Mould Y, Forchuk C.

Subject: Workforce Planning & Development

Keywords: long-term care, social connectivity, health providers, technology, families, Covid-19

Category: Publications

Resource Type: Peer Reviewed

Work Disparities and the Health of Nurses in Long-Term Care: A Scoping Review.

Year: 2024

Authors: Shaw L, Masood M, Neufeld K, Connelly D, Stanley M, Guitar NA, Garnett A, Nikkhou A.

Subject: Health & Safety for RPNs

Keywords: continuing care; dissatisfaction; health; inequality; long term care; nursing governance; nursing staff; well-being; work disparities.

Category: Publications

Resource Type: Peer Reviewed

Factors Influencing Nurses’ Decisions to Leave or Remain in the Home and Community Care Sector During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Year: 2024

Authors: Connelly DM, Guitar NA, Van Belle TA, McKay SM, King EC

Subject: Clinical Practice

Keywords: COVID-19; burnout; community care; emotional intelligence; home care; nurses; retention; survey.

Category: Publications

Resource Type: Peer Reviewed

Building Trauma-informed Psychological Safety in Long-Term Care: Developing an Organizational Readiness Selection Criteria Matrix and Tool for LTC sites

Year: 2024

Authors: Jelena Atanackovic, PhD, Melissa Corrente, PhD, Rosanra Yoon PhD, Yemisi Onlude, PhD student, Anushiya Kuhanathan, MSC candidate.

Subject: Health & Safety for RPNs

Keywords: research, framework, workplace, supports, safety

Category: Presentations

Resource Type: Poster

Learnings from nursing bridging education programs: A scoping review. 

Year: 2024

Authors: Connelly DM, Guitar NA, Atkinson AN, Janssen SM, Snobelen N.

Subject: Education

Keywords: Education; Nurses; Nursing; Nursing students; Review.

Category: Publications

Resource Type: Peer Reviewed

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