The Working Conditions of Nurses: Confronting the Challenges

Health Canada
2007
ISSN 1496-466 X

ISSN 1499-3503 (Online)

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In this Issue

• About the Health Policy Research Bulletin
• New and Noteworthy
• The Working Conditions of Nurses: Confronting the Challenges
• Interview: An Underlying Policy Issue (Working Conditions: An Underlying Policy Issue)
• Work Force Snapshot (The Nursing Work Force: A Current Snapshot)
• A Cause for Concern (Working Conditions of Nurses: A Cause for Concern)
• Nurses' Health and Work: New Findings
• Shortages: Where and Why? (Nursing Shortages: Where and Why?)
• A Question of Patient Safety
• Knowledge Utilization Research (Knowledge Utilization: How Can We Improve Nurses' Working Conditions?)
• The Power of Collaboration
• Who's Doing What?
• Did You Know?
• Using Canada's Health Data
• Mark Your Calendar
• References

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About the Health Policy Research Bulletin

The Health Policy Research Bulletin is published two to three times a year with the aim of strengthening the evidence base for health policy decision making. While the Health Policy Research Bulletin features research from across Health Canada and its Portfolio Partners, it is developed and produced within Health Canada by the Data Development and Research Dissemination Divison (DDRD) of the Applied Research and Analysis Directorate, Health Policy Branch. A Steering Committee composed of representatives from Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada selects policy research themes to be featured and reviews the text for each issue. The Committee is supported by the Bulletin Secretariat within DDRD, which coordinates all aspects of the Bulletin's development, production, release and dissemination.

DDRD acknowledges the contributions of Steering Committee members and the staff of the Bulletin Secretariat--Nancy Hamilton, Managing Editor, Tiffany Thornton, Raymonde Sharpe, Julie Creasey and Karen Price. Special thanks go to the Guest Editor for this issue, Sandra MacDonald-Rencz, Executive Director, Office of Nursing Policy, Health Canada. Appreciation is also extended to Allium Consulting Group Inc., for editing, design and layout.

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