Supporting Function
RESEARCH
Lead and collaborate on research to support regulatory excellence and the creation of knowledge on LPN practice.
The CLPNA leads and collaborates on research projects on regulation and nursing practice. CLPNA and Alberta Innovates: Advancing Knowledge Grant In collaboration with Alberta Innovates, the CLPNA partners with academic researchers to fund projects focused on LPN practice, utilization and quality. The following ‘Advancing Knowledge’ projects were completed in 2019: LPNs as Change Agents: Building LPN Leadership Capacity to Enable Practice Change in Residential Care Homes. Partner: Dr. Sienna Caspar, University of Lethbridge. Presentations related to this project took place at the Brenda Strafford Foundation Way Annual Symposium, the CLPNA AGM and Conference, and the 20th Biennial Conference of the Canadian Gerontological Nursing Association. A related article was published in CARE magazine.
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