Introduction As part of the COVID-19 pandemic response, the Ontario Ministry of Health funded
a virtual care pilot program intended to support emergency department (ED) diversion of …

Introduction In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ontario Ministry of Health introduced
a pilot program of 14 virtual urgent care (VUC) initiatives across the province to encourage …

Study objective The electronic Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale (eCTAS) is a real-time
electronic triage decision-support tool designed to improve patient safety and quality of care by …

Background: Virtual urgent care (VUC) is intended to support diversion of patients with low-acuity
complaints and reduce the need for in-person emergency department visits. We aimed …

Purpose To qualitatively contrast emergency department triage workflow using a paper-based
triage system and an electronic decision-support tool (electronic Canadian Triage and …

Objective eCTAS is a real‐time electronic decision‐support tool designed to standardize the
application of the Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS). This study addresses the …

Background The long-term effects of chemotherapy are sparsely reported. Peripheral neuropathy
(PN) is one of the most frequent toxicities associated with taxane use for the treatment …

Background Nurses witness pain and distress up close and consequently experience their
own suffering. A narrative study of Canadian nurses’ participating in medical assistance in …

Background Public safety personnel (PSP; eg, border services personnel, correctional workers,
firefighters, paramedics, police, public safety communicators) are frequently exposed to …

Objectives The study aimed to describe and compare nurses’ perceptions of role conflict by
professional designation [registered nurse (RN) vs registered practical nurse (RPN)] in three …