Appendix - Sources to reference resources and examples: Nursing retention toolkit
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Disclaimer
The resources and examples provided in this toolkit are intended to serve as references for nurse retention initiatives. They have been included based on contributions from participants of the Nursing Retention Forum. Please be aware that this list is not exhaustive. It represents a snapshot of leading practices and is subject to evolving trends and innovations in nurse retention strategies.
Sources by theme
| Initiative | Reference resources and examples | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Cultural change | Conseil des infirmières et infirmiers (In French only) | Link to Conseil des et infirmiers | OIIQ |
| Sinai Health Magnet Designation | Link to article, link to Sinai Health Strategic Plan | |
| Leadership competencies | Inspire Nursing: A LEADS-based Nursing Leadership Program | Link to program description |
| Bringing Leadership to Life in Health: LEADS in A Caring Environment | Link to book | |
| Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN) National Nursing Education Framework | Link to framework | |
| Sigma Global Nursing Leadership Competency Framework | Link to Framework with 10 key competencies | |
| American Organization of Nurses Leaders (AONL) competency resources | Link to nurse manager competencies and nurse executive competencies | |
| Standards de pratique et compétences: Guide à l'intention des infirmières oeuvrant en gestion des soins infirmiers au Québec by Sylvain Brousseau (In French only) | No further publicly available information | |
| Ted Rogers School of Management's Diversity Institute at the Toronto Metropolitan University | Link to Diversity Institute reports webpage | |
| An Introduction to Anti-Racism for the Nursing Professional by Nadia Prendergast | Link to open resource textbook | |
| Action Plan by the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Council (DEIB) at Horizon Health Services | Link to Action plan and commitments | |
| Canadian Nurses Association Resources | Link to resources | |
| Emerging nursing leaders | Inspire Nursing: A LEADS-based Nursing Leadership Program | Link to program description |
| Michael Garron Hospital Emerging Leaders Program | No further publicly available information | |
| University of New Brunswick's Certificate in Nursing Leadership and Management | Link to announcement of the certificate program, link to course information | |
| McGill Leadership Program for Nurse Managers | Link to course description | |
| Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) Certification Program | Link to certification program information |
| Initiative | Reference resources and examples | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Flexible work design | Manitoba Government weekend premium and full-time incentive (through Shared Health Manitoba) | Link to news release |
| Manitoba provincial float pool (through Shared Health Manitoba) | Link to news release | |
| British Columbia Nurses Union (BCNU) Job Sharing and Full-time Incentive | Link to collective agreement | |
| Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) Job Sharing and Weekend Worker | Link to collective agreement | |
| Scheduling systems | Newfoundland and Labrador provincial self-scheduling guidelines | Link to provincial guidelines |
| Vancouver Coastal Health's My Schedule program | Link to how-to guide, link to user guide | |
| Solution d'autogestion proposée par le Living Lab (In French only) | Link to article on solution | |
| Horizon Health self-scheduling | Link to more information | |
| Manitoba Nursing Union (MNU) collective agreements | Link to collective agreement | |
| Workplace resources and amenities | Churchill Health Centre Amenities | Link to white paper on retention promoting resources |
| Jewish General Hospital and McGill University Health Centre Relaxation Booths | Link to article on relaxation booths | |
| Jewish General Hospital Subsidized Daycare | Link to daycare webpage | |
| Sunnybrook Daycare | Link to daycare webpage | |
| Salt Spring Island Community | Link to article on housing for nurses | |
| SickKids Housing for Staff | Link to rental housing webpage |
| Initiative | Reference resources and examples | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Zero-tolerance for violence, bullying and racism | Joyce's Principle | Link to Joyce's Principle |
| Bill C-3 | Link to backgrounder on Bill C-3 | |
| Nursing Declaration Against Anti-Black Racism in Nursing and Health Care | Link to declaration | |
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada's 50 – 30 Challenge: Your Diversity Advantage | Link to online toolkit | |
| PSPNET Posttraumatic Stress Injury Resources | Link to resources | |
| Ontario Anti-Racism Directorate Resources | Link to Ontario's Anti-Racism Data Standards | |
| House of Commons Standing Committee on Health Studies: Violence Facing Health Care Workers in Canada Report | Link to report | |
| Centennial College Anti-Black Racism Task Force Report | Link to report | |
| Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario's (RNAO) Acknowledging, Addressing and Tackling Anti-Black Racism and Discrimination within the Nursing Profession | Link to report | |
| BCCNM Practice Standard on Cultural Safety | Link to practice standard | |
| BC Cancer Centre violence prevention and management policy | No further publicly available information | |
| Horizon Health Network Code White for immediate action against violence | No further publicly available information | |
| IWK Health in Nova Scotia Antiviolence Posters | No further publicly available information | |
| Canada Labour Code | Link to Code | |
| Moral distress and injury care | 9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline | Link to website |
| UHN CARES (Coping and Resilience for Employees and Staff) Program | Link to program | |
| Nurses and Nurse Practitioners of British Columbia (NNPBC) third-party mental health support | No further publicly available information | |
| Health PEI third-party mental health support | Link to communication material for Health PEI staff | |
| Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) National Standard for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace | Link to national standard | |
| Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) Quality Mental Health Care Framework | Link to information on the framework | |
| Directive on the Prevention and Resolution of Workplace Harassment and Violence | Link to directive | |
| Best practices for vacation and time off | Manitoba Nurses Union (MNU) and Vacation Requests | Link to contract interpretation manual |
| Unit-Based Relief Team at Health Sciences Centre in Manitoba | No further publicly available information | |
| Undergraduate Nurse Employee Program in Alberta | Link to program | |
| Shared Health Manitoba Clinical Transition Program | Link to program |
| Initiative | Reference resources and examples | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Transition programs | McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) Genesis Nurse Residency Program | Link to program |
| Shared Health Manitoba Clinical Transition Program | Link to program | |
| Nova Scotia's International Community of Health Workers Engagement (NICHE) Program | Link to program | |
| CASN Preceptor-Mentor Training Program | Link to program | |
| CASN National Nursing Residency Program | Link to program | |
| Program Patricia Benner's "From Novice to Expert Concept" | Link to website | |
| Nursing the Future | Link to website | |
| Saskatchewan Association of Nurse Practitioners (SANP) Mentorship Program | Link to program | |
| Mentorship programs | Ontario's Clinical Scholar Program | Link to program |
| UBC's Mentorship Program | Link to program | |
| Alberta Health Services Nursing Mentorship Network | Link to mentorship network | |
| The Ottawa Hospital's Clinical Coach Initiative | No further publicly available information | |
| Trillium Health Partners Mentorship Program | No further publicly available information | |
| Career pathways and bridging programs | New Brunswick's Step Up to Nursing Initiative | Link to initiative |
| Vancouver Community College Nursing (BSCN) Advanced Entry | Link to program | |
| Micro-credentialing with The Michener Institute of Education at UHN | Link to institute website | |
| Support for Bridging Programs in Manitoba | Link to collective agreement contract interpretation manual | |
| Career laddering pilot at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) | No further publicly available information |
| Initiative | Reference resources and examples | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Work re-design | Sunnybrook Clinical Extern | Link to program |
| Alberta Health Services Undergrad Nursing Employee | Link to program | |
| Nova Scotia RN Prescribing | Link to information | |
| RNAO Guidelines for Developing and Sustaining Interprofessional Health Care | Link to guidelines | |
| Horizon Health Insights on the Relationship between Quality Indicators and Administrative Burdens | No further publicly available information | |
| Digital preparedness | Hamilton Health Sciences CNIO Role | Link to role |
| Canadian Nursing Association (CNA) and Canadian Nursing Informatics Association (CNIA) CNIO Role Overview | Link to role overview | |
| My SE Life App | Link to article | |
| HIMSS CNIO Role Description | Link to role description | |
| Documentation requirements | Ontario's "Axe the Fax" | Link to article |
| Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital Digital Communication and Workflow | Link to workflow | |
| Horizon Health's Forms Committee | No further publicly available information |
| Initiative | Reference resources and examples | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing management competencies | AONL Nurse Leader Core Competencies | Link to competency framework |
| Canadian College of Health Leaders programs | Link to Organizational Leadership Development resources and Individual Leadership Development programs | |
| RNAO's "Developing and Sustaining Nursing Leadership" Best Practice Guidelines | Link to guidelines | |
| McGill's Strength Based Nursing and Healthcare Program | Link to program | |
| Supporting nursing leaders | Healthcare Excellence Canada Innovation Challenge | Link to challenge |
| SickKids Performance Management Tools and Systems for Nurses | No further publicly available information | |
| Canadian Mental Health Association's Your Health Space | Link to program | |
| IWK Nova Scotia's 90 Second Nurse | Link to 90 Second Nurse | |
| Schwartz Rounds on Caring for the Caregiver | Link to information on Schwartz Rounds | |
| Nurse engagement and listening | Casey-Fink Surveys | Link to surveys |
| Canadian Mental Health Association's Your Health Space | Link to program | |
| Accreditation Canada Survey | Link to survey | |
| College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) Conflict Prevention and Management Practice Guideline | Link to practice guideline |
| Initiative | Reference resources and examples | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Structured participatory governance | RNAO Chief Nursing Executive Role Framework | Link to framework |
| The Ottawa Hospital Nursing Unit Councils | Link to more information on unit councils | |
| The Ottawa Hospital Corporate Nursing Clinical Practice Committee | Link to more information on clinical practice committee | |
| Nursing and Allied Health Advisory Council at Island Health, British Columbia | Link to more information on the Council | |
| Saskatchewan Nursing Leadership Network | No further publicly available information | |
| Nursing shared governance | Le Secrétariat international des infirmières et infirmiers de l'espace francophone (SIDIIEF) (In French Only) | Link to community of practice |
| HSO's Clinical Governance Standards and Accreditation Survey | Link to governance standards and clinical governance standards | |
| Health PEI Leadership Forum and Provincial Nurse Leadership Council | No further publicly available information | |
| Alberta Health Services (AHS) CoACT Collaborative Care | Link to program | |
| Process and Quality Improvement (PQI) Nurse position at the Royal Alexandra Hospital (RAH) | No further publicly available information | |
| Nurse-led models of care, initiatives and practice standards | Winnipeg Regional Health Authority Professional Committee | Link to committee |
| Leadership Exchange / Leadership Network | Link to Association of Regulated Nurses of Manitoba | |
| UBC Innovation Lab | Link to UBC Nursing IDEA Lab | |
| Island Health Innovation Lab | Link to Island Health Innovation Lab, link to video on Code Hack |
| Initiative | Reference resources and examples | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical supports | SE Health Clinical Practice Coaches | No further publicly available information |
| Canadian Black Nurses Alliance (CBNA) Mentorship Program | Link to mentorship program information | |
| Black Nurses and Students Allied for Success (BNSAS) Undergraduate Mentorship Program | Link to article on mentorship program | |
| CASN National Nursing Residency Program | Link to program | |
| UHN 80/20 Model | Link to fellowship program | |
| Prairie Mountain Health (PMH) Emergency Department New Graduate Program | No further publicly available information | |
| Prairie Mountain Health (PMH) Nurse Specialty Orientation | No further publicly available information | |
| Health Careers Manitoba's Undergraduate Nurse Employee Program | Link to program | |
| Canadian Nurses Association Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) role overview | Link to role overview | |
| RNAO Advanced Clinical Practice Fellowship | Link to program | |
| Safe staffing framework and tools | CNA/CFNU Evidence-based Safe Nurse Staffing Toolkit | Link to toolkit |
| CNA Staff Mix Framework | Link to framework | |
| Acuity-based staffing model pilot project in Newfoundland and Labrador | Link to article about pilot project | |
| Government of Nunavut policies and procedures for safe staffing | No further publicly available information | |
| RNAO Developing and Sustaining Safe, Effective Staffing and Workload Practices | Link to guideline |
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