Recent Research

In support of our core belief that resilience can be learned, we are engaging in a series of research projects quantifying the benefits of providing mental health resilience workshops to nurses and nursing students.

We reported on phase one of this research at the WeRPN Conference in Toronto, October 23-24, 2025 and phase two at the PRHC Nursing Symposium in Peterborough, May 13th, 2026.

PHASE TWO Research Poster

References

Statistics Canada. (2025, January 22). Long wait times to fill one in two job vacancies in health occupations. https://www.statcan.gc.ca/o1/en/plus/7670-long-wait-times-fill-one-two-job-vacancies-health-occupations

Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions. (2024). CFNU members survey. https://nursesunions.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2024-CFNU-Members-Survey-Web-1.pdf

Faubert, E. B. (2024, September 24). Which provinces struggle the most to keep young nurses? Montreal Economic Institute. https://www.iedm.org/which-provinces-struggle-the-most-to-keep-young-nurses/

Ontario Nurses' Association. (2024, July 25). New data confirms nurse staffing ratio continues to plummet in Ontario. https://ona.org/news/20240725-cihi-data-staffing/

PHASE ONE Research Poster

References

Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions. (March 2024). CFNU Member Survey Report. Ottawa. 

Kaczmarski, K., et al. (2024). Organizational resilience and its implications for healthcare workers in the COVID-19 pandemic: A literature review. Journal of Health Organization and Management, 38(1), 1-10. 

MEI. (2024). Quebec: 43 out of every 100 new nurses are leaving the profession before turning 35. Retrieved from: https://www.iedm.org/quebec-43-out-of-every-100-new-nurses-are-leaving-the-profession-before-turning-35-finds-new-mei-report/ 

Statistics Canada. (2025). Long wait times to fill one in two job vacancies in health occupations. Retrieved from: https://www.statcan.gc.ca/o1/en/plus/7670-long-wait-times-fill-one-two-job-vacancies-health-occupations 

WeRPN. (2024). The state of nursing in Ontario: A 2024 review. Retrieved from: https://stateofnursing.ca/ 

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