Judith Ritchie, RN, PhD

Primary Axis: 
Health Outcomes
Research Focus: 

Nursing services research especially as related to nursing resources, retention and knowledge transfer. Knowledge transfer in nursing especially as it is related to Best Practice Guidelines implementation and sustaining evidence-based practice. Nursing interventions to enhance coping with chronic illness or pain, particularly with children and their families.Nursing services administration, knowledge transfer, pain, chronic illness, family, nursing, coping

Keywords: 
Knowledge translation, evidence-based practice, research utilization, patient safety, nursing practice, nursing context
Publications:
Richer, M-C, Ritchie, J & Marchionni, C (2009). ‘If we can’t do more, let’s do it differently!: using appreciative inquiry to promote innovative ideas for better health care work environments. Journal of Nursing Management, 17, 947-955.
Latimer, MA, Ritchie, JA, Johnston, CJ (In Press, Available online 8 August 2009) Individual Nurse and Organizational Context Considerations for Better Knowledge Use in Pain Care, Journal of Pediatric Nursing
Stetler, CS, Ritchie, JA, Rycroft-Malone, J, Schultz, A, & Charns, M (2009). Institutionalizing evidence-based practice: An organizational case study using a model of strategic change. Implementation Science, 4, 78.

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This award recognizes the critical role of leadership in successfully implementing evidence-informed innovations in healthcare

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