Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing - Nursing Research Database
by Kathleen Whittle, RN BA MHA & Dina Idriss, BA MHA MSc
ABSTRACT
The Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN) is the national voice for nursing education and nursing research and represents nursing programs in Canada. CASN is representative of universities and colleges that offer part or all of an undergraduate or graduate degree in nursing. The CASN Council is composed of 91 member nursing schools. CASN is the official accrediting agency for degree nursing programs in Canada. In 2000, CASN began development of the Canadian Nursing Research Database. The data has been entered, through a web interface, on a continual basis by Canadian Schools of Nursing on funded and non-funded research conducted by faculty members, clinical partners, and other faculty partners. Data elements include the title of the research, information on the team members, the type, source and amount of funding and the category of research: administration, education, clinical and health policy. The database provides a mechanism to collect all nursing research information into one location for purposes of tracking, forecasting, identifying gaps, as well as for networking, identifying experts and research in specific areas. Summary reports can be generated on a national, provincial, school or researcher level as well as specific areas of interest. The data is used to identify areas for strategically targeting research efforts and to support requests to governments, granting agencies, and universities for greater funding support in the area of nursing research.
The database will be demonstrated to participants in the conference through interactive screens and production of reporting possibilities.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Kathleen Whittle, RN BA MHA
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Carleton University. Diploma in Nursing from Algonquin College. Registered Nurse since 1984. Areas of specialty: psychiatry, neonatal surgery, critical coronary care. Master of Health Administration from the University of Ottawa with a residency at the Canadian Nurses Association. Research program officer at the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation. At CASN, Director of Data, Analysis and Communications since November 2002 and portfolio includes: Research Programs Database, Primary Health Care/Nurse Practitioner, Public Health, Patient Safety, Education Programs Database, Doctoral Education; Graduate Studies, Aboriginal, and Communications Officer.
Dina Idriss BA MHA MSc
Bachelors of Life Science Honours. Master's in Health Administration (MHA). Master's in Science (MSc) in Anatomy and Cell Biology. Worked with the Champlain District Health Council as a Health Planner (2002-2003). At CASN, Education Programs Officer since December 2003 and portfolio includes: Education Programs Database, Palliative Care, Internationally Educated Nurses, Public Health, and Aboriginal.
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