Samantha Horvath

McMaster University | McMaster · School of Nursing

Current socio, political, and economic events may disproportionately affect those who are identified as vulnerable, as well as their presentation to Canadian emergency departments. The housing crisis, food instability, and concurrent issues with mental health and addictions are a harsh reality for many of these individuals. The emergency department...

Introduction: Emergency departments play a critical role in healthcare systems internationally. Visits for emergency care continue to increase, related to poor access to primary care, the COVID-19 pandemic, and health human resource issues. International literature shows similar stressors in the emergency department. Extended wait times to see heal...

The retention of Canada's advanced practice nurses (APNs), including clinical nurse specialists and nurse practitioners, is a national health human resources issue. APNs are essential within the Canadian healthcare workforce for meeting patient and population health needs, often in underserved communities. A shortage of APNs will exacerbate barrier...

Abstract Background: Retention of registered nurses in emer- gency departments (EDs) is as a critical issue, further exacerbated by the COVID pandemic. Leaders influence work life and working environment, but it is unclear what strategies leaders use to address nurse staffing issues in the ED. The purpose of this scoping review is to understand if...

Background: Retention of registered nurses in emer- gency departments (EDs) is as a critical issue, further exacerbated by the COVID pandemic. Leaders influence work life and working environment, but it is unclear what strategies leaders use to address nurse staffing issues in the ED. The purpose of this scoping review is to understand if leadershi...

Objectives Workplace type 2 diabetes (T2DM) prevention programs vary in intervention, delivery, and methodological approaches. Using predetermined criteria, we evaluated the effect and implementation of workplace interventions to prevent T2DM. Methods We searched EMBASE, MEDLINE, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials databases from Ja...