Research - Nursing Research News Archive

Nursing Research News highlights what is happening with nursing research across University Health Network. It focuses on nursing research accomplishments, education events, and funding opportunities. It also features nurse researchers talking about their experiences with all aspects of the research process - including ways that they are using and building on their research findings.

April 2, 2007 (3:10 min.)
In this episode, Debra speaks with Patti Kastanias about her study to determine the effectiveness of patient controlled oral analgesia for patients who have had a total knee replacement.

February 26, 2007 (4:47 min.)
In this episode Debra Bournes speaks with Salima Ladak about a study that she conducted with a group of her colleagues. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the UHN Pain Resource Nurse program. In this interview Salima shares the successes and challenges identified by the resarch process.

November 13, 2006 (7:16 min.)
In this episode, Debra talks with Prisco Salvador and Helen Kelly about the 2007 Nursing Research Challenge.

June 6, 2006 (8:13 min.)
In this episode, Debra talks with Sherry Espin about her research on operative team members' and patients' perceptions of error, reporting of error, and disclosure of error.

May 5, 2006 (6:50 min.)
In this episode, Debra speaks to the winners of the 2006 Nursing Research Challenge! Participants in the Nursing Research Challenge had an opportunity to learn about various research methods and to select a topic to study that was relevant to their practice area. Participants worked together with other nurses on their units to create a research question and methodology related to their topic of interest. They then had one month to develop their research idea. The winning groups had the largest team and the most well-developed project plans.

February 10, 2006 (4:59 min.)
In this episode of Nursing Research News, Debra Bournes talks with about "The Nursing Research Challenge" and speaks with Helen Kelly about The Nursing Turnover Study.

March 30, 2005 (6:04 min.)
In this episode of Nursing Research News, Debra Bournes talks with Nadia Thomson and Kaye Benson about what they have learned through the process of researching "feeling unsure" and how it has changed their practice.

February 15, 2005 (4:47 min.)
In this episode of Nursing Research News, Debra Bournes talks with Carol Banez, Sandra Tully and Rola Moghabghab about the progress of their research study entitled “Interdisciplinary Fall Prevention Program: A Pilot Study”. The project, which received funding under the Krembil Award Program, will evaluate the effectiveness of a fall prevention program delivered by an interdisciplinary team of health care providers that promotes fall and injury prevention among adults aged 65 years and older who have fallen.

December 10, 2004 (5:16 min.)
In this premiere episode of Nursing Research News, Debra Bournes talks with Corrine McCurdy about how she is using the findings of her study on patients' experiences of the transition from pediatric to adult post-transplant transplant care to inform what happens in the care delivery process when they arrive at Toronto General Hospital.

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Helen Kelly at helen.kelly@uhn.on.ca