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Leadership, Nursing, And Patient Safety Within A Hospital-Based Learning Organization, Lara Murphy Aug 2016

Leadership, Nursing, And Patient Safety Within A Hospital-Based Learning Organization, Lara Murphy

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Within the complex and often changing Canadian landscape of healthcare, patient safety remains at the forefront of hospital corporate priorities and strategic plans. Drawing data from an emergency department in one Ontario-based hospital that was supported by 180 nursing staff and a three-member front-line leadership team (two coordinators and a manager), this study provides further insight into aspects of how safe patient care can be provided. An exploratory mixed-methods case study was used to understand how and why leadership attributes impact a patient safety culture and patient safety outcomes in a learning organization. It was hypothesized that nursing staff who …


Experiences Of Muslim Women As Healthcare Professionals In Canada, Annie Siddiqui May 2012

Experiences Of Muslim Women As Healthcare Professionals In Canada, Annie Siddiqui

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The increasing rate of the Muslim population in Canada suggests the need to gain a better understanding of the cultural influences of Islamic faith and health related perceptions. Although research has been done in exploring the experiences of Muslim women, much of this work has been focused on the experiences of Muslim women as recipients of healthcare or in different professional settings, with little attention paid to the challenges Muslim women face as service providers within the Canadian healthcare. This thesis enhances the understanding of the experiences of Muslim women healthcare professionals in Canada by bringing to light the struggles …