Risk Watch (December '23)
Editor's Note
The December 2023 issue of Risk Watch includes articles on four areas: maternal neonatal care, COVID-19 emergency response planning, healthcare human resources, and workplace violence.
On maternal/neonatal issues, Reszel et al. investigated through a qualitative study, maternal-newborn hospital teams’ approaches to implementing practice changes.
On the topic of COVID-19 emergency response planning, we have Canadian articles from Hawke et al. investigating the impacts of long COVID.
Articles on healthcare human resources include articles from Crea-Arsenio et al. investigating study investigating trends in the Internationally Educated Nurses (IENs) workforce and policies to address the nursing shortage in Ontario.
On the topic of workplace violence, Zhang et al. conducted a meta-analysis of workplace violence during the COVID-19 pandemic showing an increase in verbal, physical, or emotional abuse towards healthcare workers.
For these articles and more, please download Risk Watch below.
Planning and implementing practice changes in Ontario maternal‑newborn hospital units: a secondary qualitative analysis
Canadian study on maternal-newborn hospital teams’ approaches to implementing practice changes.
Reszel J, Daub O, Dunn SI, Cassidy CE, Hafizi K, Lightfoot M, Pervez D, Quosdorf A, Wood A, Graham ID. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2023 Oct 17;23(1):735. doi: 10.1186/s12884-023-06042-1. PMID: 37848826; PMCID: PMC10583424.
Swept under the carpet: a qualitative study of patient perspectives on Long COVID, treatments, services, and mental health
Canadian study on the impacts of long COVID, which refers to long-term physical symptoms after an acute COVID-19 infection.
Hawke LD, Nguyen ATP, Sheikhan NY, Strudwick G, Rossell SL, Soklaridis S, Kloiber S, Shields R, Ski CF, Thompson DR, Castle D. BMC Health Serv Res. 2023 Oct 11;23(1):1088. doi: 10.1186/s12913-023-10091-9. PMID: 37821939; PMCID: PMC10568931.
The changing profile of the internationally educated nurse workforce: Post-pandemic implications for health human resource planning
Canadian study investigating trends in the Internationally Educated Nurses (IENs) workforce and policies to address the nursing shortage in Ontario.
Crea-Arsenio M, Baumann A, Blythe J. Healthc Manage Forum. 2023 Nov;36(6):388-392. doi: 10.1177/08404704231198026. Epub 2023 Aug 31. PMID: 37649432; PMCID: PMC10604379.
Workplace violence against healthcare workers during the COVID‑19 pandemic: a systematic review and meta‑analysis
Meta analysis of workplace violence during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Zhang S, Zhao Z, Zhang H, Zhu Y, Xi Z, Xiang K. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2023 Jun;30(30):74838-74852. doi: 10.1007/s11356-023-27317-2. Epub 2023 May 20. PMID: 37209334; PMCID: PMC10199297.