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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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Three Key Findings from the PoET Southwest Spread Project

Year: 2023

Authors: Jill Oliver; Henry Siu; Paula Chidwick

Subject: Clinical Practice

Keywords: Quality Improvement, unnecessary transfers, palliative

Category: Presentations

Resource Type: Poster

Sharing the Research Fellowship Experience – Unique Opportunities for RPNs

Year: 2022

Authors: Christina Khan, Natalie Weiser, Lyra Nartia

Subject: Workforce Planning & Development

Keywords: Research, Experience, Mentorship, Fellowship

Category: Presentations

Resource Type: Webinar

Nurse-Led Virtual Delivery of PIECES in Canadian Long-Term Care Homes to Support the Care of Older Adults Experiencing Responsive Behaviors During COVID-19: Qualitative Descriptive Study

Year: 2022

Authors: Garnett A, Connelly D, Yous ML, Hung L, Snobelen N, Hay M, Furlan-Craievich C, Snelgrove S, Babcock M, Ripley J, Hamilton P, Sturdy-Smith C, O'Connell M.

Subject: Clinical Practice

Keywords: COVID-19; PIECES; anxiety; care home; cognitive; communication; death; dementia; depression; families; fear; infection; long-term care; nurse(s); older adults; qualitative; responsive behaviors; technology; therapeutic.

Category: Publications

Resource Type: Peer Reviewed

RPN-focused Literature Review: A scoping review of research studies focused on Registered Practical Nurses

Year: 2022

Authors: Guitar, N, Connelly, D

Subject: Policy & Health Services

Keywords: Literature review, professional body, policy, practice, role, workforce, education, BEGIN Program

Category: Publications

Resource Type: Report

Experiences of RPNs Moral Habitability in LTC during COVID

Year: 2022

Authors: Elizabeth Peter

Subject: Health & Safety for RPNs

Keywords: RPN, Research, Framework, Nursing

Category: Presentations

Resource Type: Webinar

The Comparison of Role Conflict Among Registered Nurses and Registered Practical Nurses Working in Acute Care Hospitals in Ontario Canada.

Year: 2022

Authors: Nowrouzi-Kia B, Fox MT, Sidani S, Dahlke S, Tregunno D.

Subject: Policy & Health Services

Keywords: Canada; Role conflict; acute care; registered nurses; registered practical nurse.

Category: Publications

Resource Type: Peer Reviewed

Cultural Competence

Year: 2022

Authors: WeRPN

Subject: Education

Keywords: Competence, Humility, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Practice

Category: Resources

Resource Type: Toolkit

Resilience amongst Ontario registered practical nurses in long-term care homes during COVID-19: A grounded theory study.

Year: 2022

Authors: Connelly DM, Garnett A, Snobelen N, Guitar N, Flores-Sandoval C, Sinha S, Calver J, Pearson D, Smith-Carrier T.

Subject: Health & Safety for RPNs

Keywords: adult nursing; grounded theory; long-term care; practice development; qualitative approaches.

Category: Publications

Resource Type: Peer Reviewed

Black nurses in the nursing profession in Canada: a scoping review

Year: 2022

Authors: Jefferies K, States C, MacLennan V, Helwig M, Gahagan J, Bernard WT, Macdonald M, Murphy GT, Martin-Misener R.

Subject: Workforce Planning & Development

Keywords: African Descent; Black; Canada; Nursing; Racism.

Category: Publications

Resource Type: Peer reviewed

Organizational Resilience: A guide for Long-Term Care Homes (LTCHs) to support recruitment and retention of Registered Practical Nurses

Year: 2022

Authors: Calver, J., Salatino, S., Guitar, N. A, Snobelen, N., and Connelly, D. M.

Subject: Workforce Planning & Development

Keywords: Leaders, guide, evidence-based, recommendations, practice, team

Category: Resources

Resource Type: Toolkit

COVID-19 and resiliency: How Registered Practical Nurses working in long-term care adapt in times of personal, professional, and institutional crisis

Year: 2022

Authors: Denise Connelly, Norma Tomlin, Jen Calver

Subject: Health & Safety for RPNs

Keywords: Resilience, workforce, pandemic

Category: Presentations

Resource Type: Webinar

WeRPN Research Strategy

Year: 2021

Authors: Nancy Snobelen, Ben Hartung, Jen Calver

Subject: Education

Keywords: RPN, Education, Literature

Category: Presentations

Resource Type: Webinar

Collaboration among Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical Nurses: A Scoping Review of Practice Guidelines

Year: 2020

Authors: Prentice D, Moore J, Crawford J, Lankshear S, Limoges J.

Subject: Clinical Practice

Keywords: Intraprofessional, collaborative, guidelines

Category: Publications

Resource Type: Peer Reviewed

Optimization of home care nurses in Canada: A scoping review.

Year: 2019

Authors: Ganann R, Weeres A, Lam A, Chung H, Valaitis R.

Subject: Workforce Planning & Development

Keywords: community healthcare; community nursing; home care; nursing roles; workforce development; workforce issues.

Category: Publications

Resource Type: Peer Reviewed

Changing An Unacceptable Reality: Enabling Nursing Knowledge for Quality Resident Outcomes in Ontario’s Long Term Care Homes

Year: 2018

Authors: Sara Lankshear, Janet Rush

Subject: Workforce Planning & Development

Keywords: Complex care, Optimal care, support, leadership, workload

Category: Publications

Resource Type: Report

Enhancing Role Clarity for the Practical Nurse: A Leadership Imperative.

Year: 2016

Authors: Lankshear S, Rush J, Weeres A, Martin D.

Subject: Policy & Health Services

Keywords: Leadership, Role, intraprofessional, collaboration, scope of practice

Category: Publications

Resource Type: Peer Reviewed

Building nursing role clarity on a foundation of knowledge and knowledge application.

Year: 2016

Authors: Martin D, Weeres A.

Subject: Policy & Health Services

Keywords: Role, scope of practice, intraprofessional, nursing process

Category: Publications

Resource Type: Peer Reviewed

The influences of nursing education on the socialization and professional working relationships of Canadian practical and degree nursing students: A critical analysis

Year: 2015

Authors: Limoges J, Jagos K.

Subject: Education

Keywords: Baccalaureate; Collaboration; Diploma programs; Education; Intraprofessional relations; Nursing; Practical; Professional competence.

Category: Publications

Resource Type: Peer Reviewed

Turnover of regulated nurses in long-term care facilities

Year: 2014

Authors: Chu CH, Wodchis WP, McGilton KS

Subject: Workforce Planning & Development

Keywords: administrative turnover, long-term care, nursing home, nursing turnover, stress, leadership

Category: Publications

Resource Type: Peer Reviewed

Nurse Staffing Literature Review

Year: 2014

Authors: R. Owen Parker

Subject: Policy & Health Services

Keywords: Literature review, professional body, practices, procedures, patient care

Category: Publications

Resource Type: Report

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