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RESEARCH
The CLPNA leads and collaborates on research projects on regulation and nursing practice.
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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.
Enhancing LPN-Family Communication to Reduce Avoidable Transfers of Long-Term Care/Assisted Living Residents to the Emergency Department: A Mixed Methods Study.
Partner: Dr. Jude Spiers, University of Alberta. A presentation took place at the CLPNA AGM and Conference, and a related article appeared in CARE magazine.
Optimizing Licensed Practical Nurses in Home Care: Their Role, Scope and Opportunities.
Partner: Dr. Kim Fraser, University of Alberta. This research was published in the Canadian Journal of Nursing Leadership.
The CLPNA contributed to several independent research projects in 2019.
LPNs’ Perceptions of and Motivation to Meet Professional Standards.
Partner: Renata Neufeld, College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Manitoba and Research Fellow at the Institute of Regulatory Excellence. Results were presented at the 2019 National Council of State Boards of Nursing Annual Meeting and Delegate Assembly.
Securing Accessible, Quality Early Learning and Care for Families Working Non-Standard Hours in Alberta: A Systematic Scoping Review.
Partner: Dr. Rebecca Gokiert, University of Alberta. The CLPNA, in partnership with the University of Alberta’s Community-University Partnership, received funding for a Mitacs Accelerate Grant to fund a doctoral student. Chelsea Freeborn completed the scoping review in May 2019.
The Influence of Health Work Environments on the Intent to Stay Among Nurses: Perspectives from Canada and the United Kingdom.
Partners: Dr. Sandra Goldsworthy, University of Calgary and Nicola Witton, Keele University, UK. A presentation on moral distress among UK critical care nurses took place at the 34th Annual British Association of Critical Care Nurses Conference.
Building Citizen Engagement in Translating Research in Elder Care.
Partner: Dr. Andrea Grunier, University of Alberta. The CLPNA participated in a James Lind Alliance workshop to create priority areas for community engagement research, affecting the quality of care for seniors provincially and nationally.
Project: Healthy & Professional Knowledge Workers: Examining the Gendered Nature of Mental Health Issues, Leaves of Absence & Return to Work Experiences.
Partner: Dr. Ivy Bourgeault, University of Ottawa. This $1.4 million Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and Canadian Institutes of Health Research grant explores evidence-based, genderresponsive interventions to foster well-being among LPNs. The CLPNA is a community partner.
The CLPNA contributed to regulatory research through the following activities:
•Overview of Nursing Regulation Concepts and Frameworks internal white paper
•Regulatory Impact Assessment on CLPNA processes to evaluate regulatory effectiveness
•Published the report of the 2018 CLPNA Member survey.
