BC Nursing Workforce Research Network

This project is funded by the Canadian Institute of Health Research Catalyst Grant and is being conducted in collaboration with the University of British Columbia School of Nursing.

The purpose of this research is to develop clear, actionable, and evidence-based policy to shape nursing workforce transformation and practice-ready policy recommendations to establish a provincial CNS strategy for PHSA and implementation roadmap for BC Cancer. We will accomplish this through 3 phases.

Outputs from this research hold the potential to substantially impact policy, programs, and practices for CNSs at the provincial, national, and possibly international level.

The study team published the policy research brief titled “Informing policy to optimize the clinical nurse specialist workforce: Advancing the quadruple aim and health equity” in Policy Research for Health System Transformation in 2024.

The study team published the "Policy Recommendations for Optimizing the Clinical Nurse Specialist Workforce in British Columbia PDF" as part of the UBC Open Collections Library. 

This project is funded by Michael Smith Health Research BC. 

The purpose of this project is to accelerate the uptake and widespread dissemination of new evidence CNS workforce project.

Coming Soon

 We are evaluating the impact of the existing team-based care model within BC Cancer in a research study. 

The study team developed an evidence brief and infographic

• “Evidence Brief: Strengthening the Implementation & Optimization of Team-Based Cancer Care (TBC) in B.C."
• "Team-Based Care Staff Experience Survey Study Infographic"

The project was funded by BC Nurses' Union (BCNU), Michael Smith Health Research BC part of the REACH program grant, and BC Cancer Foundation.

Advanced Care Planning (ACP) is a process where patients reflect on what matters most to them and determine who may make decisions for them should they be unable to speak for themselves. 

The purpose of this study was to:

1. Understand oncology nurses' experiences and perspectives related to ACP
2. Inform how to better support oncology nurses in engaging in meaningful ACP discussions across BC’s cancer care system
3. To rapidly mobilize recent nursing-led research conducted in BC to inform a nursing practice change that better support for oncology nurses in conducting Advanced Care Planning (ACP) across BC Cancer

Learn more about the Advance Care Planning Research:

• Understanding How to Better Support Oncology Nurses in Conducting Advanced Care Planning in BC’s Cancer Care System
• Advanced Care Planning (ACP) Knowledge Mobilization