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- Title
An Examination of Self-Employed Nursing Regulation in Three Canadian Provinces.
- Authors
Thiessen, Natalie J; Leslie, Kathleen; Stephens, Jennifer M. L.
- Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic and its related stresses such as short-staffing, heavy workloads, and burnout are prompting nurses to re-consider institutional employment, bringing a renewed interest in self-employed nursing and its regulation. There is limited research on the regulation of self-employed nursing roles, and published work focuses on nurses' experiences rather than on regulatory practices themselves. This qualitative case study research aimed to examine the regulation of self-employed nurses by comparing the regulatory policies and processes of nursing regulatory bodies in Ontario, Alberta, and Saskatchewan. The findings demonstrated wide variation in the regulation of self-employed nurses across these jurisdictions. The article includes recommendations to clarify and harmonize the processes used to regulate self-employed nurses.
- Subjects
CANADA; HEALTH policy; PROFESSIONAL practice; PSYCHOLOGICAL burnout; SELF-employment; JOB stress; QUALITATIVE research; NURSE supply &; demand; LABOR supply; COMPARATIVE studies; NURSES; RESEARCH funding; EMPLOYEES' workload; EMPLOYMENT; COVID-19 pandemic
- Publication
Policy, Politics & Nursing Practice, 2023, Vol 24, Issue 4, p265
- ISSN
1527-1544
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/15271544231175472