Active Research and Quality Improvement Projects
The NPAC provides ongoing opportunities for NPs – members and non-members alike – to engage in scholarship activities.
Below is a list of research and quality improvement initiatives that are actively recruiting participants.
For questions regarding specific projects, please reach out to the Principal Investigator(s) or identified contact person.
Principal Investigator(s): Roberta Heale, Sam Mortimer, Jana Belleville
Description: The objectives of this project are to deliver a survey to working women in Canada to:
- Evaluate the impact of current organizational policies and strategies on the experience of perimenopausal and menopausal women’s work.
- Identify the impact of perimenopausal and menopausal symptoms of Canadian women related to their work environment.
- Quantify the extent to which concerns are associated with work performance, absenteeism, presenteeism, and workforce retention in specific work environments and contexts.
Contact: robertaheale@gmail.com
Learn More: See attachment.
Engage Our Members
Submit the form below if you are currently involved in a research and/or quality improvement initiative, and are seeking to engage NPAC members.
Buhisan, J. B., Martin, D., Duff, E., & Hunter, T. (2026). Best Practices for Nurse Practitioners Caring for Patients With Non–English Language Preference: A Narrative Review. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 22(3), 105653. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2025.105653
Burrows, M., Kromhoff, J., Housden, L. M., Scarborough, K., Per, J., Tantongco, M., … & Crowe, S. (2026). Examining Nurse Practitioner Experiences in Delivering Virtual Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed-Method Study. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, 58(1), 30-39. https://doi.org/10.1177/08445621251380910
Carruthers, A. (2026). Women Living With Endometriosis: A Systematic Review. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 22(2), 105668. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2025.105668
Pankiewicz, M. K., & Hardy, A. (2026). Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration: Implications in Primary Care. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 22(1), 105596. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2025.105596
Tchouaket, E., Jabbour, M., El-Mousawi, F., Gauthier, N., Robins, S. & Kilpatrick, K. (2026). Primary Healthcare Nurse Practitioners’ Planned Interventions Reduce Home Care Patient Transfers to Emergency Departments in Québec, Canada: A Cost-saving Analysis. SSRN. http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.6118346
Fleming, A., & Hardy, A. (2025). Endometriosis is more than a painful period. Period. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 21(1), 105232. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2024.105232
Hallow, R., & Duff, E. (2025). Palliative Care for Unhoused Clients: End-of-Life Care for Vulnerable Populations. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 21(10), 105543. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2025.105543
Hunter, T. (2025). Case Study: Counselling Older Women on Contraception Options. Canadian Nurse Practitioner Journal, 5(2). https://doi.org/10.28984/cnpj.v5i2.489
Hussein, M. E., & Dhaliwal, S. (2025). Nurse Practitioners Documentation Approach: A Scoping Review. Canadian Nurse Practitioner Journal, 5(2). https://doi.org/10.28984/cnpj.v5i2.480
Kostamo, T., Watters, J., Spence, B., Faraji, R., Eng, J., & Montgomery, M. (2025). Same-day discharge pathway for elective total hip and knee arthroplasty patients: a quality improvement project at a Canadian community hospital. BMJ open quality, 14(1), e003170. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2024-003170
Lalchun, K., & Duff, E. (2025). Early Identification and Management of Pain Catastrophizing in Primary Care. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 21(8), 105436. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2025.105436
Landry, V., Jabbour, M., & Kilpatrick, K. (2025). A workload measurement instrument for nurse practitioners: finding consensus with the TRIAGE method. Canadian Nurse Practitioner Journal, 5(1). https://cnpj.ca/index.php/cnpj/article/view/477/476
MacNeill, L., Légère, K., Balcom, S., Luke, A., Justason, E., & Doucet, S. (2025). Staff Experiences with the Implementation of Nurse Practitioner (NP)-led Clinics in New Brunswick, Canada. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, 57(3), 364-374. https://doi.org/10.1177/08445621251333678
Mueller, C., Landry, V., Jabbour, M., Daigle, A., Tchouaket, É., & Kilpatrick, K. (2025). Online Workload Measurement Index for NPs: Study of Acceptability. Canadian Nurse Practitioner Journal, 5(2). https://cnpj.ca/index.php/cnpj/article/view/497/493
Sujith, S., & Gatzke, N. (2025). An overview of clinical presentation and management of long COVID. The Nurse Practitioner, 50(11), 38–42. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NPR.0000000000000374
Beaudry, S., Duff, E., & Ziegler, E. (2024). 2-Spirit Indigenous Health Care and Cultural Humility. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 20(2), 104892. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2023.104892
Boily, R., Kaur, K., Sandy, C., & Martin, D. (2024). Reconcili-action begins with education: Graduate nursing students’ perspectives of an experiential exercise about the history of Indigenous peoples in Canada. Quality Advancement in Nursing Education, 10(2). https://doi.org/10.17483/2368-6669.1406
Clarke, A. D. A., Copas, C., Hannon, O., Padgett, C., Knight, J. M., Falkenberg, A., … & Symons, G. F. (2024). Detecting a hidden pandemic: The current state and future direction of screening and assessment tools for intimate partner violence-related brain injury. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 167, 105912. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2024.105912
Contandriopoulos, D., Bertoni, K., McCracken, R., Hedden, L., Lavergne, R., & Randhawa, G. K. (2024). Evaluating the cost of NP-led vs. GP-led primary care in British Columbia. Healthcare management forum, 37(4), 244–250. https://doi.org/10.1177/08404704241229075
Crowe, S., Spence, B. G., & Colley, P. (2024). Enhancing orthopedic care: The impact of introducing nurse practitioners. International journal of orthopaedic and trauma nursing, 54, 101123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijotn.2024.101123
Derbowka, A., & Hardy, A. (2024). Primary Care Considerations for Individuals With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 20(10), 105230. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2024.105230
Dhillon, H., & Scruby, L. (2024). Examining the Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes in the Canadian Newcomer Population: DM2 in Newcomers. NP Current, 5(3), Article 3. https://npcurrentjournal.ca/index.php/bios/article/view/23
Elvidge, N., Hobbs, M., Fox, A., Currie, J., Williams, S., Theobald, K., Rolfe, M., Marshall, C., & Phillips, J. L. (2024). Practice pathways, education, and regulation influencing nurse practitioners’ decision to provide primary care: a rapid scoping review. BMC primary care, 25(1), 182. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-024-02350-3
Hawes, C. (2024). The impact that postgraduate fellowship have on advanced practice registered nurses in specialized areas of practice. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 20(7), 105079. https://www.npjournal.org/article/S1555-4155(24)00155-7/abstract
Housden, L. M., Tantongco, M., Jiang, E., & Crowe, S. (2024). Optimizing patient care: a novel panel size calculator for primary care nurse practitioners. Nurse Practitioner Open Journal, 1(1). https://npopenjournal.com/index.php/npoj/article/view/468/467
K Ryder, M., Mannion, T., Furlong, E., O’Donoghue, E., Travers, B., Connolly, M., & Lucey, N. (2024). Exploring heart failure nurse practitioner outcome measures: a scoping review. European journal of cardiovascular nursing, 23(4), 337–347. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvad108
Kempin, B., & Gatzke, N. (2024). The Nurse Practitioner’s Role in Safeguarding Children from Physical Abuse. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 20(5), 104972. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2024.104972
Ludkiewicz, B., & Duff, E. (2024). Virtual Headache Screening: A Guide for Primary Care. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 20(4), 104951. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2024.104951
Morton, A., & Hardy, A. (2024). Integrating Prescribed Physical Activity as a Primary Care Intervention in Routine Practice. NP Current, 5(3), Article 3. https://npcurrentjournal.ca/index.php/bios/article/view/39
Nilormi, A., Heer, C., & Ziegler, E. (2024). Developing a comprehensive curriculum program for nurse practitioners delivering primary care in the long-term care setting. Healthcare management forum, 37(1_suppl), 62S–67S. https://doi.org/10.1177/08404704241259900
Wu, Y., & Duff, E. (2024). Management of Frostbite Injury in Primary Care. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 20(2), 104897. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2023.104897
Zhao, Y., Quadros, W., Nagraj, S., Wong, G., English, M., & Leckcivilize, A. (2024). Factors influencing the development, recruitment, integration, retention and career development of advanced practice providers in hospital health care teams: a scoping review. BMC medicine, 22(1), 286. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-024-03509-6
Ziegler, E., Pilon, R., & Bhatt, Y. (2024). Nurse Practitioner Students’ Comfort and Competency With Intrauterine Contraception Following a Simulation Workshop. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 20(9), 105164. https://www.npjournal.org/article/S1555-4155(24)00240-X/fulltext
Bailon, V., & Duff, E. (2023). Supporting Transgender Adolescents: Best Practices. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 104741. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2023.104741
Mark, M., & Duff, E. (2023). Primary Care Management of Hypertension in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 19(7), 104652. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2023.104652
Chaki, S., & Hardy, A. (2023). Congenital Syphilis—What Nurse Practitioners Need to Know. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 19(10), 104768. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2023.104768
Kusno, A. L., & Duff, E. (2023). Heart Failure Care in Rural Canada: Nurse Practitioners Addressing the Disparity. NP Current, 4(3). https://npcurrentjournal.ca/index.php/bios/article/view/27
Stothers, J., & Hardy, A. (2023). Prescribing nature in primary care: A non-pharmacological approach to complement current chronic disease management. NP Current. 4(3), 21-24. Retrieved from https://npcurrentjournal.ca/index.php/bios/article/view/30
Dangwa, P., Scanlan, J., & Krishnan, P. (2022). Integrating Nurse Practitioners into Long-term Care: A Call for Action. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, S1555415522000551. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2022.02.010
DuGray, K., & Duff, E. (2023). Type 2 Diabetes in Indigenous Youth Living in Remote Communities. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 19(3), 104469. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2022.09.022
Fraleigh, C., & Duff, E. (2022). Point-of-care ultrasound: An emerging clinical tool to enhance physical assessment. The Nurse Practitioner, 47(8), 14–20. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NPR.0000841944.00536.b2
Kayode, E., & Gatzke, N. (2022). An Update on Pregnancy Complications that Affect Black Canadians. NP Current, 3(4), 6–10.
Paulley, L. M., & Duff, E. (2022). Iron Deficiency in Infants—What Nurse Practitioners Need to Know. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, S155541552200126X. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2022.03.012
Bloxom, C., & Dika, C. (2021). Oral Health in People Who Use Methamphetamine. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, S1555415521000672. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2021.02.011
Ho, J., & Markowsky, A. (2021). Diagnosis and Management of Bell’s Palsy in Primary Care. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, S1555415521004748. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2021.10.019
Pereira, M., & Thable, A. (2021). Raynaud’s phenomenon of the nipple: Ensuring timely diagnosis. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 33(4), 271–277. https://doi.org/10.1097/JXX.0000000000000407
Robert, J., & Duff, E. (2021). The role of the NP in primary care of adults with autism spectrum disorder. The Nurse Practitioner, 46(10), 44–48. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NPR.0000769744.15933.0f
Singh, S. M., & Gatzke, N. The Nurse Practitioner’s Role in the Management of Gender Dysphoria Among Youth. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 17(5), 540–544. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2021.01.020
Surmai, M., & Duff, E. (2021). Cognitive Behavioural Therapy: A Strategy to Address Pandemic-Induced Anxiety. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, S1555415521004694. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2021.10.013