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View article: Qualitative evaluation by community health professionals of a technology design for recording and mobilizing patient reported care narratives
Qualitative evaluation by community health professionals of a technology design for recording and mobilizing patient reported care narratives Open
Introduction Gaps in the health system make it difficult for older adults to have their communication needs and wants heard for that necessary communication to happen. In this study, we investigate attitudes of community-based healthcare p…
View article: Multidisciplinary First-Line Healthcare Leaders’ Roles and Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Ontario Canada
Multidisciplinary First-Line Healthcare Leaders’ Roles and Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Ontario Canada Open
Background Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, first-line healthcare leaders across the healthcare system played crucial roles leading, motivating, and supporting staff. Purpose This study aims to describe multidisciplinary first-line health…
View article: Quantifying Nurse Workload and Care Quality Indicators with Simulation: Future Health Human Resources Decision Support Tools
Quantifying Nurse Workload and Care Quality Indicators with Simulation: Future Health Human Resources Decision Support Tools Open
This presentation features the design of a discrete event simulation tool to test various organizational design and staffing policies for the treatment of COVID-19 patients and to determine the impact of such decisions on nurse workload an…
View article: CHWN 2022 Presentation
CHWN 2022 Presentation Open
This presentation features the development of a discrete event simulation model to predict nursing workload and patient care quality for COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 scenarios.
View article: STTI Healthy Work Environment Conference 2021 - Quantifying Nurse Workload and Care Quality Indicators Using Simulation
STTI Healthy Work Environment Conference 2021 - Quantifying Nurse Workload and Care Quality Indicators Using Simulation Open
This is a presentation from the STTI Healthy Work Environment Conference 2021 that presents the team's work on using discrete event simulation to quantify nurse workload and care quality.
View article: CHWN 2022 Presentation
CHWN 2022 Presentation Open
This presentation features the development of a discrete event simulation model to predict nursing workload and patient care quality for COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 scenarios.
View article: STTI Healthy Work Environment Conference 2021 - Quantifying Nurse Workload and Care Quality Indicators Using Simulation
STTI Healthy Work Environment Conference 2021 - Quantifying Nurse Workload and Care Quality Indicators Using Simulation Open
This is a presentation from the STTI Healthy Work Environment Conference 2021 that presents the team's work on using discrete event simulation to quantify nurse workload and care quality.
View article: Quantifying Nurse Workload and Care Quality Indicators with Simulation: Future Health Human Resources Decision Support Tools
Quantifying Nurse Workload and Care Quality Indicators with Simulation: Future Health Human Resources Decision Support Tools Open
This presentation features the design of a discrete event simulation tool to test various organizational design and staffing policies for the treatment of COVID-19 patients and to determine the impact of such decisions on nurse workload an…
View article: Using Computerized Simulation to Quantify Nurse & Healthcare Aides’ Workload, Fatigue Levels, and Patient Care Quality, in Complex Continuing Care Settings
Using Computerized Simulation to Quantify Nurse & Healthcare Aides’ Workload, Fatigue Levels, and Patient Care Quality, in Complex Continuing Care Settings Open
This handout provides an overview of the CCC Project in terms of literature background, methodology, research objectives, and prospective organizational outcomes.
View article: Using Computerized Simulation to Quantify Nurse & Healthcare Aides’ Workload, Fatigue Levels, and Patient Care Quality, in Complex Continuing Care Settings
Using Computerized Simulation to Quantify Nurse & Healthcare Aides’ Workload, Fatigue Levels, and Patient Care Quality, in Complex Continuing Care Settings Open
This handout provides an overview of the CCC Project in terms of literature background, methodology, research objectives, and prospective organizational outcomes.
View article: The better work, better care framework: 7 strategies for sustainable healthcare system process improvement
The better work, better care framework: 7 strategies for sustainable healthcare system process improvement Open
Healthcare systems are under pressure to control costs and improve performance. Efforts to apply improvement trends such as "Lean" and other industrial engineering approaches have led to degradation of the working environment for healthcar…
View article: Modelling the impacts of COVID-19 on nurse workload and quality of care using process simulation
Modelling the impacts of COVID-19 on nurse workload and quality of care using process simulation Open
Higher acuity levels in COVID-19 patients and increased infection prevention and control routines have increased the work demands on nurses. To understand and quantify these changes, discrete event simulation (DES) was used to quantify the…
View article: Thank You, Reviewers
Thank You, Reviewers Open
We sincerely thank everyone who made the time to prepare a manuscript review for the Canadian Journal of Nursing Leadership in 2021.
View article: Developing a modelling approach to quantify quality of care and nurse workload — Field validation study
Developing a modelling approach to quantify quality of care and nurse workload — Field validation study Open
The effect of policy and managerial decisions on nurse-workload, and subsequent quality-of-care, are difficult to quantify in advance. A tool is needed that can proactively test these changes — Discrete Event Simulation (DES) may help. Whi…