Stewart, Norma J.

Study done on nurses and nursing practice showed that 41.4% returned to their home communities and enjoyed the challenges of rural and remote nursing.

Survey investigated demographic characteristics, work settings, nursing practice, satisfaction, recruitment and retention and policy implications.

Study which compared prevalence of depression in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal women in two out-reach programmes found Aboriginal women experienced more self-harm thoughts; also found link between exercise and reduction of depression.

Examines the prevalence of antenatal depression amongst Indigenous women in Canada.

Analyzed data from a subset of responses to the cross-sectional survey "Nursing Practice in Rural and Remote Canada II". Found that most nurses relied on online/electronic sources more often than in-person education to update their nursing knowledge.

Using feedback from registered nurses working in the Canadian north to Discuss key concepts in dementia care and how this knowledge can be used to improve the care provided.

Discusses the feasibility of telehealth videoconferencing for providing preclincal assessments and follow-up appointments for rural and remote communities.

Contains statistics on Aboriginal health worker/community health worker and Aboriginal healers. Rural and remote is defined as areas with less than 10,000 core population.

Report on research which focused on four areas: nature of nursing practice, roles and function of nurses, commonalities and differences and factors which facilitate or hinder practice and development of expertise.

Research looked at four topics: nature of nursing practice, roles and functions, commonalities and differences among roles and functions in various settings, and factors which facilitate or hinder practice and development of expertise. Methods involved analysis of Registered Nurses Database to develop a demographic profile, systematic analyses of policy and administrative documents, national survey of 3,933 registered nurses, and interviews with 152 practitioners about their experiences.