Research

UNBC School of Nursing faculty are active in a wide variety of research programs.

The faculty of the School of Nursing are active in many different areas of nursing-related research. Nursing students also have the ability to participate in some of this research activity. This page is intended to highlight selected research projects.

Sample of Past Research Topics

MScN-FNP

  • Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
  • Primary Care Management of the Heart Failure Patient requiring an Implanted Cardioverter Defibrillator
  • The Potential for Topical Ketamine as Treatment for Older Adults with Postherpetic Neuralgia as Prescribed by Nurse Practitioners in British Columbia
  • Screening for Food Insecurity in Primary Care to Enhance the Management of Dysglycemia in Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes
  • Barriers to Breast Cancer Survivorship Care in Primary Health Care
  • Can Mhealth, when Monitored by a Primary Care Provider Maintain Hemoglobin A1C Values in Target Range with Adolescents Between the Ages of 10-19 Diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus?
  • Barriers and Facilitators to Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) Discussions in Primary Care
  • Role of Primary Care Providers in Prehabilitation of Colorectal Cancer Surgery Patients: An Integrative Literature Review
  • Mindfulness and the Primary Care Provider
  • Barriers to Sexually Transmitted Infections Testing in Young Men Who Have Sex With Men
  • What Are The Impacts When Primary Care Providers Diminish Stigma For Patients With Opioid Use Disorder in British Columbia?
  • Risk Assessment Tool Available to Inform a Nurse Practitioner's Determination of Tolerable Risk

MScN

  • Being There and Being With Families: Family Understanding of Public Health Nurse-Family Relationships
  • Narrative Literature and Gap Analysis of Diabetes Services in a Community Setting
  • Using Appreciative Inquiry to Understand the Integration of Interprofessional Teams Within Primary Care Networks
  • Analyzing Education and Clinical Practices to Optimize Parental Health Literacy: Gap Analysis
  • The Waiting Period: Challenges and Opportunities to Support Caregivers and Persons with Dementia During Transitions to Long-Term Care

Health Sciences PhD (supervised by Nursing faculty)

  • Continuity in Primary Healthcare Encounters

Health Sciences MSc (supervised by Nursing faculty)

  • Patient Safety in Rural Nursing Practice