The Faculty of Nursing at the University of Windsor is a leading nursing education institution that is making research for quality healthcare a high priority. The Faculty research portfolio is particularly enriched by a mix of a number of enthusiastic established and rising nurse researchers who investigate a diverse scope of topics that stem from four research themes: Patient Safety, Health Services, Women’s and Child Health, and Vulnerable and Diverse Populations.

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Submissions from 2024

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Anti-obesity Medications Prescribing Measures Utilized by Primary Care Practitioners: Scoping Review, Sahra Abdullahi, Edward Venzon Cruz, Laurie Freeman, and Eric Tanlaka

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Health care use experiences of ethnoculturally diverse immigrant older adults: a meta-ethnography, Lorna de Witt, Kathryn A. Pfaff, Roger Reka, and Noeman Ahmad Mirza

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Identifying strategies to support implementation of interprofessional primary care teams in Nova Scotia: Results of a survey and knowledge sharing event., Amy Grant, Rachel Giacomantonio, Kelly Lackie, Adrian MacKenzie, Elizabeth Jeffers, Julia Kontak, Emily Gard Marshall, Susan Philpott, Debbie Sheppard-LeMoine, Elizabeth Lappin, Alice Bruce, Amy Mireault, Deanna Beck, Lindsay Cormier, and Ruth Martin-Misener

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Search Strategy: Clinical Outcomes of Family Nursing Interventions on Patients and Family Members: A Systematic Review, Birte Østergaard, Sandra Eggenberger, Debbie Sheppard-LeMoine, Romy Mahrer-Imhof, and Adam Mulcaster

Submissions from 2023

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An Analysis of Long-term Care Home Inspection Reports and Responsive Behaviours, Lorna A. de Witt, Stephanie Jonsson, and Roger Reka

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Using Simulation to Improve Nurse Practitioner Education Regarding Opioid Prescribing and Medical Assistance in Dying, Sherry Morrell, Gina Pittman, Amanda McEwen, Debbie Rickeard, Huda Manfoukh, and Brett Parent

Submissions from 2022

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Wound management provided by advanced practice nurses: a scoping review protocol., Sherry Morrell, Gina Pittman, and Adam Mulcaster

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Qualitative Evaluation of a Canadian Community Oral Immunotherapy Program, Eunice AK Tunggal

Submissions from 2021

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Acute or Chronic spontaneous urticaria patients report increased rates of medication allergies., Brandon Clark, Judy Bornais, Scott Miller, and Joel Liem

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Physical assessment skills taught in nursing curricula: a scoping review., Sherry Morrell, Natalie Giannotti, Gina Pittman, and Adam Mulcaster

Submissions from 2020

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One Stop: Examining the Reasons Patients Use the Emergency Department for Nonurgent Care and the Barriers They Face, Judy A.K. Bornais, Jamie Crawley, and Maher M. El-Masri

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Bridging Program's Education Environment and Internationally Educated Nurses' Role Transition, Edward Venzon Cruz, Rosario Quicho, Kumaran Mahathevan, and Natashia Deer

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Predictors of Nonurgent Emergency Visits at a Midsize Community-Based Hospital System: Secondary Analysis of Administrative Health Care Data, Maher El-Masri, Judy Bornais, Abeer Omar, and Jamie Crawley

Submissions from 2019

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Physical assessment skills in nursing curricula: A scoping review protocol, Sherry Morrell, Jody Ralph, Natalie Giannotti, Debbie Dayus, Susan Dennison, and Judy Bornais

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Physical assessment skills in nursing curricula: a scoping review protocol., Sherry Morrell, Jody Ralph, Natalie Giannotti, Debbie Dayus, Susan Dennison, and Judy Bornais

Submissions from 2018

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A Cross-Sectional Study of Palliative Care Nurse Attitudes Toward Medical Assistance in Dying, Kathy A. Pfaff and Laurie A. Freeman

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Palliative Care Leadership in Long-Term Care: Who Are the Leaders And What Are Their Capabilities?, Kathy A. Pfaff and Shereen Jonathan

Submissions from 2016

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Quality-based procedures in Ontario: exploring health-care leaders' responses, Pamela Baxter, Laura Cleghorn, Kim Alvarado, Greta Cummings, Deborah Kennedy, Colleen McKey, and Kathy Pfaff

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Caring for older people living alone with dementia: Healthcare professionals’ experiences, L. de Witt and J Ploeg

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Self-perceived hand hygiene practices among undergraduate nursing students, A. Foote and M El-Masri

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The relationship between illness representations, risk perception and fear of cancer recurrence in breast cancer survivors, L. A. Freeman-Gibb, N K. Janz, M C. Katapodi, B J. Zikmund-Fisher, and L Northouse

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Genetic influence on chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting: A narrative review, J. Kiernan

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Cancer as a platform for genetics education in the undergraduate nursing curriculum, J. Kiernan and A H. Vallerand

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Survivors of chronic stroke – participant evaluations of commercial gaming for rehabilitation, K. Paquin, J Crawley, J E. Harris, and S Horton

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Social exclusion, health and hidden homelessness, J. Watson, J Crawley, and D Kane

Submissions from 2015

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Nurse managers’ role in older nurses’ intention to stay, M. Armstrong-Stassen, M Freeman, S Cameron, and D Rajacich

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Leaders' experiences and perceptions implementing activity-based funding and pay-for-performance hospital funding models: A systematic review, P. E. Baxter, S J. Hewko, K A. Pfaff, L Cleghorn, B J. Cunningham, D Elston, and G G. Cummings

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"It was like reading a detective novel": Using PAR to work together for culture change, D. Fortune, J McKeown, S Dupuis, and L de Witt

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Outcomes associated with conventional accelerated versus once-weekly IV iron therapy in outpatients undergoing hemodialysis, M. Malkinska, W S. El Nekidy, M M. El-Masri, A Kadri, C Donaldson, and D Soong

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Cynicism in hospital staff nurses: The effect of intention to leave and job change over time, J. Mantler, J Godin, S J. Cameron, and M E. Horsburgh

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Effectiveness of commercial video gaming on fine motor control in chronic stroke within community-level rehabilitation, K. Paquin, S Ali, K Carr, J Crawley, C McGowan, and S Horton

Submissions from 2014

Case-control study design., M. M. El-Masri

Information bias., M. M. El-Masri

Prospective cohort study design., M. M. El-Masri

Retrospective cohort study design., M. M. El-Masri

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Exploring new graduate nurse confidence in interprofessional collaboration: A mixed methods study, K. A. Pfaff, P E. Baxter, S M. Jack, and J Ploeg

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A mixed methods exploration of the team and organizational factors that may predict new graduate nurse engagement in collaborative practice, K. A. Pfaff, P E. Baxter, J Ploeg, and S M. Jack

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An integrative review of the factors influencing new graduate nurse engagement in interprofessional collaboration, K. Pfaff, P Baxter, S Jack, and J Ploeg

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Commuter migration: work environment factors influencing nurses' decisions regarding choice of employment, D. Rajacich, M Freeman, M Armstrong-Stassen, S Cameron, and B Wolfe

Submissions from 2013

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Exploring physician hand hygiene practices and perceptions in 2 community-based canadian hospitals, M. Budimir-Hussey, L Ciprietti, F Ahmed, C Tarola, A Lo, and M El-Masri

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Needs of the hidden homeless - no longer hidden: A pilot study, J. Crawley, D Kane, L Atkinson-Plato, M Hamilton, K Dobson, and J Watson

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"You're saying something by giving things to them:" communication and family inheritance, L. de Witt, L Campbell, J Ploeg, C L. Kemp, and C Rosenthal

Confounding., M. M. El-Masri

Odds ratio., M. M. El-Masri

Prevalence., M. M. El-Masri

Relative risk., M. M. El-Masri

Terminology 101. Recall bias., M. M. El-Masri

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If They Do Call You a Nurse, It Is Always a "Male Nurse": Experiences of Men in the Nursing Profession, D. Rajacich, D Kane, C Williston, and S Cameron

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The prevalence of pain and its association with psychosocial factors for indigent adults enrolled in a primary care clinic, A. H. Vallerand, B Pieper, J Crawley, C Nordstrom, and E Di Nardo

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Comparison of alteplase (tissue plasminogen activator) high-dose vs. low-dose protocol in restoring hemodialysis catheter function: The ALTE-DOSE study, O. Yaseen, M M. El-Masri, W S. El Nekidy, D Soong, M Ibrahim, J W. Speirs, and A Kadri

Submissions from 2012

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Evaluating Undergraduate Nursing Students' Learning Using Standardized Patients, J. A.K. Bornais, J E. Raiger, R E. Krahn, and M M. El-Masri

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A descriptive study of functions, symptoms, and perceived health state after radiotherapy for prostate cancer, Sheila Cameron, Colvin Springer, Susan Fox-Wasylyshyn, and Maher El-Masri

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A descriptive study of functions, symptoms, and perceived health state after radiotherapy for prostate cancer, S. Cameron, C Springer, S Fox-Wasylyshyn, and M M. El-Masri

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A descriptive study of functions, symptoms, and perceived health state after radiotherapy for prostate cancer, S. Cameron, C Springer, S Fox-Wasylyshyn, and M M. El-Masri

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Development and psychometric assessment of the undergraduate nursing student academic satisfaction scale (UNSASS), S. Dennison and M M. El-Masri

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Exploring the influence of enforcing infection control directives on the risk of developing healthcare associated infections in the intensive care unit: A retrospective study., Maher El-Masri and Margaret Oldfield

Confidence intervals: Part 1., M. M. El-Masri

Cumulative incidence and incidence rate., M. M. El-Masri

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Terminology 101. Confidence intervals: Part 2., M. M. El-Masri

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Exploring the influence of enforcing infection control directives on the risk of developing healthcare associated infections in the intensive care unit: A retrospective study, M. M. El-Masri and M P. Oldfield

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Factors influencing vancomycin loading dose for hospitalized hemodialysis patients: Prospective observational cohort study, W. S. El Nekidy, M M. El-Masri, G S. Umstead, and M Dehoorne-Smith

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Predictors of symptom congruence among patients with acute myocardial infarction, S. Fox-Wasylyshyn

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Predictors of symptom congruence among patients with acute myocardial infarction, S. Fox-Wasylyshyn

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Employment goals, expectations, and migration intentions of nursing graduates in a Canadian border city: A mixed methods study, M. Freeman, A Baumann, N Akhtar-Danesh, J Blythe, and A Fisher

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Migration: A concept analysis from a nursing perspective, M. Freeman, A Baumann, J Blythe, A Fisher, and N Akhtar-Danesh

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Case study methodology in nurse migration research: An integrative review, M. Freeman, A Baumann, A Fisher, J Blythe, and N Akhtar-Danesh

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Exploring the Benefits of Double Gloving During Surgery, D. Korniewicz and M El-Masri

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Exploring the Benefits of Double Gloving During Surgery, D. Korniewicz and M El-Masri

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Exploring the benefits of double gloving during surgery, Denise M. Korniewicz and Maher El-Masri

Submissions from 2011

A descriptive study exploring the principles of asepsis techniques among perioperative personnel during surgery., J. S. Adams, D M. Korniewicz, and M M. El-Masri

Predictors of cardiac symptom attribution among AMI patients., T. Dunlop and S Fox-Wasylyshyn

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The health of women temporary agricultural workers in Canada: A critical review of the literature, K. Edmunds, H Berman, T Basok, M Ford-Gilboe, and C Forchuk

Are we being true to the peer-review process?, M. M. El-Masri

The significance of p values., M. M. El-Masri

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A single-centre chart review exploring the adjusted association between breast cancer phenotype and prognosis, C. Hamm, M El-Masri, G Poliquin, V Poliquin, J Mathews, S Kanjeekal, Y Alam, S Kulkarni, and T Elfiki

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Evaluation of the incidence of pressure ulcers using Hill-Rom VersaCare surfaces, Denise M. Korniewicz, Jeanne Siegel, Vivian Fajardo, and Maher El-Masri

Evaluation of the incidence of pressure ulcers using hill-rom versacare surfaces., D. M. Korniewicz, J Siegel, V Fajardo, and M El-Masri

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Administering medications for Parkinson disease on time, S. Kovosi and M Freeman

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Predicting seasonal influenza vaccination among Hospital-Based nurses, T. Marentette and M M. El-Masri

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Predicting Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Among Hospital-Based Nurses, Theresa Marentette and Maher El-Masri

The important role for nurses in supporting the Asian Hindu patient and family at end of life: providing culturally sensitive end-of-life care., A. Singh and M Freeman

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Examining the effectiveness of 2 solutions used to flush capped pediatric peripheral intravenous catheters, M. L. White, J Crawley, E A. Rennie, and L A. Lewandowski

Submissions from 2010

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Working in Canada or the United States: perceptions of canadian nurses living in a border community, S. Cameron, M Armstrong-Stassen, D Rajacich, and M Freeman

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Peer mentoring: Untapped potential, S. Dennison

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Living alone with dementia: An interpretive phenomenological study with older women, L. de Witt, J Ploeg, and M Black

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Testing a model of delayed care-seeking for acute myocardial infarction, S. M. Fox-Wasylyshyn, M El-Masri, and N T. Artinian

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Testing a model of delayed care-seeking for acute myocardial infarction, Susan Fox-Wasylyshyn, Maher El-Masri, and Nancy Artinian

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Exploring the factors associated with hand hygiene compliance of nurses during routine clinical practice, D. M. Korniewicz and M El-Masri

Submissions from 2009

Nursing shortcuts can shortcut safety., L. Beaulieu and M Freeman

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Uprooted and displaced: A critical narrative study of homeless, aboriginal, and newcomer girls in Canada, H. Berman, G A. Mulcahy, C Forchuk, K A. Edmunds, A Haldenby, and R Lopez

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Commentary: Many older people felt that electronic care surveillance increased their safety and enabled them to live alone in their own homes, L. De Witt

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Living on the threshold: The spatial experience of living alone with dementia, L. De Witt, J Ploeg, and M Black

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Examining the association between chest tube-related factors and the risk of developing healthcare-associated infections in the ICU of a community hospital: A retrospective case-control study, M. M. Oldfield, M M. El-Masri, and S M. Fox-Wasylyshyn

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Examining the association between chest tube-related factors and the risk of developing healthcare-associated infections in the ICU of a community hospital: a retrospective case-control study, M. M. Oldfield, Susan Fox-Wasylyshyn, and Maher El-Masri

Comparing the psychological stress between non-smoking patients and smoking patients who experience abrupt smoking cessation during hospitalization for acute myocardial infarction: a pilot study., K. A. Pfaff, M M. El-Masri, and S M. Fox-Wasylyshyn

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Alternative coping strategies and decision delay in seeking care for acute myocardial infarction, M. Zegrean, S M. Fox-Wasylyshyn, and M M. El-Masri

Submissions from 2008

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Musculoskeletal problems experienced by older nurses in hospital settings., S. J. Cameron, M Armstrong-Stassen, D Kane, and F B. Moro

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Home intravenous therapy and the ability to perform self-care activities of daily living, L. O'Halloran, M M. El-Masri, and S M. Fox-Wasylyshyn

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Evaluation of a research mentorship program in community care, J. Ploeg, L de Witt, B Hutchison, L Hayward, and K Grayson

Submissions from 2007

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Review: Inhaled insulin provides better glycaemic control than oral hypoglycaemic agents but not better than subcutaneous insulin, Judy A.K. Bornais