Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Concept Videos

Current Trends in Nursing I01:28

Current Trends in Nursing I

5.6K
Current trends in nursing include:
5.6K
Interdisciplinary Care: The Health Care Team-I01:21

Interdisciplinary Care: The Health Care Team-I

2.8K
An interdisciplinary team includes many healthcare professionals working together and utilizing their skills, knowledge, and expertise to provide holistic and quality patient care.
Physicians
The physician's primary responsibility is to diagnose illness and direct the medical or surgical treatment of the condition. The authority to admit patients to a healthcare agency or institution and practice care within that setting is granted to physicians by the healthcare agency or institution...
2.8K
The Professional Nurse01:22

The Professional Nurse

7.1K
Professional nurses are not limited to bedside care and are taking roles of greater responsibility. A nurse should have a knowledge-based practice, including personal, theoretical, procedural, cultural, and reflexive knowledge. Additionally, nurses must be competent in cognitive, technical, interpersonal, and ethical/legal skills. Some of the best attributes of successful nurses include the following:
Communication skills: These are critical characteristics, especially speaking and listening.
7.1K
Current Trends in Nursing II01:30

Current Trends in Nursing II

3.6K
Trends in nursing are multifactorial and associated with changes in society, within the nursing profession, and in other professions. Notably, telehealth and remote nursing contribute to successful healthcare delivery for numerous patients and help reduce stress for nurses due to nursing shortages. Nurses can reach patients, monitor their conditions, and interact with them using computers, audio, visual accessories, and telephones—for example, remote patient monitoring systems. Likewise,...
3.6K
National Nursing Organizations II01:30

National Nursing Organizations II

2.1K
Nursing organizations play a vital role in representing nurses working in specialized clinical settings, such as the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN).
The AACN emphasizes a healthy work environment through six standards to achieve an optimal patient outcome. The standards are appropriate staffing, meaningful recognition, collaboration, authentic leadership, effective communication, and decision-making. In addition, AACN provides certification programs, webinars, journals, and...
2.1K
Nursing Code of Ethics01:29

Nursing Code of Ethics

5.5K
The Nursing Code of Ethics sets the ethical benchmark for the profession, and guides nurses in ethical analysis and decision making at the societal, organizational, and clinical levels. The code encompasses showing compassion and respect for the patient, their families, and communities in all circumstances while committing to providing patient-centered care. In addition, the code states that nurses must advocate for the patient by defending a cause or recommendation to protect their rights,...
5.5K

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Health and care workforce planning must move from technical procedures towards governing a complex ecosystem in uncertain times.

European journal of public health·2026
Same author

Harnessing Compassion to Support Nurses' Mental Health: A Qualitative Study.

The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres·2026
Same author

Promising Practices in Implementing Interventions for Health Worker Burnout: Preventing and Addressing Burnout.

Healthcare management forum·2026
Same author

Breaking barriers: A study protocol on unveiling gender, racial and other intersectional dynamics in post-secondary institutions and identifying solutions for advancing primary care and public health research.

PloS one·2026
Same author

Re-imagining approaches for mental health and substance use health workforce regulation in Canada: Making room for dynamic tensions.

PLOS mental health·2026
Same author

Standardizing Health Workforce Data in Canada: Legal and Regulatory Levers for Harmonized Collection and Sharing.

Healthcare management forum·2026
Same journal

Finding the Sweet Spot: Exploring Nurse Practitioner Job Satisfaction, Burnout and Resilience.

Nursing leadership (Toronto, Ont.)·2026
Same journal

What Nurse Leaders Can Learn From the Pre-Pandemic Literature Regarding Occupational Stress in Hospital-Based Healthcare Workers.

Nursing leadership (Toronto, Ont.)·2026
Same journal

Trauma-Informed Organizational and Leadership Practices to Support Workforce Mental Health: A Rapid Evidence Synthesis.

Nursing leadership (Toronto, Ont.)·2026
Same journal

Exploring the Associations Between Empowering Leadership, Work Environment and Moral Injury Among Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Nursing leadership (Toronto, Ont.)·2026
Same journal

Nurse Practitioners and Mental Health: A Call to Action for Nursing Leadership.

Nursing leadership (Toronto, Ont.)·2026
Same journal

Internationally Educated Nurses Supporting Internationally Educated Nurses: A Leadership Profile of the Integrated Filipino Canadian Nurses Association.

Nursing leadership (Toronto, Ont.)·2026
See all related articles

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Mar 9, 2026

Practical Methodology of Cognitive Tasks Within a Navigational Assessment
05:19

Practical Methodology of Cognitive Tasks Within a Navigational Assessment

Published on: June 1, 2015

14.1K

Commentary: Optimizing Advanced Practice Nursing Roles in Canada.

Ivy Lynn Bourgeault1

  • 1Professor, Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa, CIHR Chair in Gender, Work and Health Human Resources, Ottawa, ON.

Nursing Leadership (Toronto, Ont.)
|December 30, 2016
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Optimizing advanced practice nursing roles is crucial for health reform. Realigning scopes of practice to meet population health needs, rather than tradition, is key for effective health workforce strategies.

More Related Videos

Author Spotlight: Evaluating Clinicians' Adoption of Ultrasound-Guided Vascular Cannulation Through Simulation Training
05:04

Author Spotlight: Evaluating Clinicians' Adoption of Ultrasound-Guided Vascular Cannulation Through Simulation Training

Published on: August 9, 2024

1.8K

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Mar 9, 2026

Practical Methodology of Cognitive Tasks Within a Navigational Assessment
05:19

Practical Methodology of Cognitive Tasks Within a Navigational Assessment

Published on: June 1, 2015

14.1K
Author Spotlight: Evaluating Clinicians' Adoption of Ultrasound-Guided Vascular Cannulation Through Simulation Training
05:04

Author Spotlight: Evaluating Clinicians' Adoption of Ultrasound-Guided Vascular Cannulation Through Simulation Training

Published on: August 9, 2024

1.8K

Area of Science:

  • Health Policy
  • Nursing Practice
  • Healthcare Management

Background:

  • Health workforce optimization is a critical component of health reform.
  • Current scopes of practice for advanced practice nurses are often based on tradition and politics.
  • Shifting population health needs require a re-evaluation of healthcare roles.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the importance of optimizing advanced practice nursing roles.
  • To advocate for aligning nursing scopes of practice with population health needs.
  • To emphasize health workforce optimization as an international focus in health reform.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of current health workforce policies.
  • Review of literature on advanced practice nursing roles.
  • Examination of the impact of traditional vs. needs-based scopes of practice.

Main Results:

  • Traditional scopes of practice may not adequately address evolving population health demands.
  • Optimization of advanced practice nursing roles is essential for effective healthcare delivery.
  • International health reform efforts increasingly focus on health workforce optimization.

Conclusions:

  • Reforming scopes of practice based on population health needs is vital.
  • Advanced practice nursing optimization is a key strategy for health system improvement.
  • A shift from tradition to evidence-based practice is necessary for workforce optimization.