Research
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Research and Scholarship in the College involves partnering and collaborating both within Canada and internationally. Examples of partners include government bodies, educational institutions, health NGOs, and community-based organizations.
Dr. Pammla Petrucka currently heads a project involving
a partnership with the International Development
Research Center (IDRC), the Canadian Nurses Association
- NurseONE, and SaskTel, through which nurses in
five developing Caribbean countries are provided with
personal digital assistants (PDAs) linked to a wireless
network. With the PDAs, the nurses will have up-to-date
information for conditions such as diabetes, hypertension
and HIV/AIDS at their fingertips. The PDAs will enable
the nurses to participate in local and global discussion
groups on health issues. They will also be better able to Nurses in the Caribbean learning how to use PDAs
Lee Murray (seated)
and Susan Fowler
Kerry (Director, RBC
Nurses for Kids)
assess patient status, analyze trends and identify potential
problem areas for client care. The project will provide
opportunities to improve accuracy, minimize errors, and
speed up information sharing.
Dr. Sandra Bassendowski, along with Dr. Pammla Petrucka, is currently leading a Saskatchewan Health funded study of initiatives to recruit and retain internationally educated nurses (IENs). Saskatchewan recently recruited over 300 registered internationally educated nurses (IENs) to work in participating health regions. To inform future recruitment and retention strategies, she is examining the attributes, range and scope of successful and sustainable recruitment and retention initiatives for IENS, including key elements for integration of IENs into the Saskatchewan health care context.
