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Mary Ellen Gurnham
Researcher at Nova Scotia Health Authority
Publications - 6
Citations - 288
Mary Ellen Gurnham is an academic researcher from Nova Scotia Health Authority. The author has contributed to research in topics: Teamwork & Mental health. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 6 publications receiving 233 citations. Previous affiliations of Mary Ellen Gurnham include Capital District Health Authority & Dalhousie University.
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Starting Out: A time-lagged study of new graduate nurses’ transition to practice
Heather K. Spence Laschinger,Greta G. Cummings,Michael P. Leiter,Carol A. Wong,Maura MacPhee,Judith A. Ritchie,Angela C. Wolff,Sandra Regan,Ann Rhéaume-Brüning,Lianne Jeffs,Carol Young-Ritchie,Doris Grinspun,Mary Ellen Gurnham,Barbara Foster,Sherri Huckstep,Maurio Ruffolo,Judith Shamian,Vanessa Burkoski,Kevin Wood,Emily Read +19 more
TL;DR: Results provide a look into the worklife experiences of Canadian new graduate nurses over a one-year time period and identify factors that influence their job-related outcomes.
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Starting Out: qualitative perspectives of new graduate nurses and nurse leaders on transition to practice.
Sandra Regan,Carol A. Wong,Heather K. Spence Laschinger,Greta G. Cummings,Michael P. Leiter,Maura MacPhee,Ann Rhéaume,Judith A. Ritchie,Angela C. Wolff,Lianne Jeffs,Carol Young-Ritchie,Doris Grinspun,Mary Ellen Gurnham,Barbara Foster,Sherri Huckstep,Maurio Ruffolo,Judith Shamian,Vanessa Burkoski,Kevin Wood,Emily Read +19 more
TL;DR: The results show that new graduate nurses need access to transition support and resources and that nurse leaders often face organisational constraints in being able to support new graduate doctors.
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Development of Canadian Safety Indicators for Medication Use
Rita Nigam,Neil J. MacKinnon,David U,Nicole R. Hartnell,Adrian R. Levy,Mary Ellen Gurnham,Tiffany T. Nguyen +6 more
TL;DR: A set of Canadian consensus-based indicators for the safe use of medication for both in-patient and outpatient settings are developed and may provide clinicians and decision-makers with valuable tools to assess the safety of medication-use systems.
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Predictors of new graduate nurses’ health over the first 4 years of practice
Heather K. Spence Laschinger,Carol A. Wong,Emily Read,Greta G. Cummings,Michael P. Leiter,Maura MacPhee,Sandra Regan,Ann Rhéaume-Brüning,Judith A. Ritchie,Vanessa Burkoski,Doris Grinspun,Mary Ellen Gurnham,Sherri Huckstep,Lianne Jeffs,Sandra MacDonald-Rencz,Maurio Ruffolo,Judith Shamian,Angela C. Wolff,Carol Young-Ritchie,Kevin Wood +19 more
TL;DR: To examine predictors of Canadian new graduate nurses’ health outcomes over 1 year, a large number of indicators were found to be related to education, employment, and income.
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Confirming Delivery Understanding the Role of the Hospitalized Patient in Medication Administration Safety
Marilyn Macdonald,MarySue V. Heilemann,Neil J. MacKinnon,Ariella Lang,David Gregory,Mary Ellen Gurnham,Theresa Fillatre +6 more
TL;DR: It is found that patients had the role of confirming delivery in the administration of medication, characterized by three interdependent subprocesses: engaging in the medication administration process, being “half out of it” (patient mental status), and perceiving time.