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Linda O'Brien-Pallas
Researcher at University of Toronto
Publications - 82
Citations - 6095
Linda O'Brien-Pallas is an academic researcher from University of Toronto. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health care & Primary nursing. The author has an hindex of 40, co-authored 82 publications receiving 5755 citations. Previous affiliations of Linda O'Brien-Pallas include Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement.
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Nurse turnover: A literature review
Laureen Hayes,Linda O'Brien-Pallas,Christine Duffield,Judith Shamian,James Buchan,Frances Hughes,Frances Hughes,Heather K. Spence Laschinger,Nicola North,Patricia W. Stone +9 more
TL;DR: A comprehensive literature review was undertaken to examine the current state of knowledge about the scope of the nurse turnover problem, definitions of turnover, factors considered to be determinants of nurse turnover, turnover costs and the impact of turnover on patient, and nurse and system outcomes.
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Nurse turnover: A literature review - An update
Laureen Hayes,Linda O'Brien-Pallas,Christine Duffield,Judith Shamian,James Buchan,Frances Hughes,Heather K. Spence Laschinger,Nicola North +7 more
TL;DR: A comprehensive review of the related literature to examine recent findings related to the issue of nursing turnover and its causes and consequences and to identify on methodological challenges and the implications of new evidence for future studies is conducted.
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Nursing staffing, nursing workload, the work environment and patient outcomes
Christine Duffield,Donna Diers,Donna Diers,Linda O'Brien-Pallas,Chris Aisbett,Michael Roche,Madeleine King,Kate Aisbett +7 more
TL;DR: Nurse staffing (fewer RNs), increased workload, and unstable nursing unit environments were linked to negative patient outcomes including falls and medication errors on medical/surgical units in a mixed method study combining longitudinal data (5 years) and primary data collection.
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Impact and determinants of nurse turnover: a pan-Canadian study
Linda O'Brien-Pallas,Gail Tomblin Murphy,Gail Tomblin Murphy,Judith Shamian,Xiaoqiang Li,Laureen Hayes +5 more
TL;DR: Managing turnover within nursing units is critical to high-quality patient care and a supportive practice setting in which role responsibilities are understood by all members of the caregiver team would promote nurse retention.
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The impact of nurse turnover on patient, nurse, and system outcomes: a pilot study and focus for a multicenter international study.
Linda O'Brien-Pallas,Pat Griffin,Judith Shamian,James Buchan,Christine Duffield,Frances Hughes,Heather K. Spence Laschinger,Nicola North,Patricia W. Stone +8 more
TL;DR: A study that was designed to refine a methodology to examine the costs associated with nurse turnover provided significant evidence to justify increased emphasis on nurse retention strategies and the creation of healthy work environments for nurses.