Response to the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic: Manitoba public health nurses' experience

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dc.contributor.authorLong, Michelle Marie
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeEdwards, Marie (Nursing) Hammond, Gregory (Medical Microbiology)en_US
dc.contributor.supervisorScruby, Lynn (Nursing)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-15T19:36:15Z
dc.date.available2013-08-15T19:36:15Z
dc.date.issued2013-08-15
dc.degree.disciplineNursingen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Nursing (M.N.)en_US
dc.description.abstractDuring the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic, public health nurses (PHNs) were called upon to protect their communities against a deadly influenza virus. Currently, there appears to be no literature that describes the experience of Canadian PHNs responding to the first influenza pandemic of the 21st century. A qualitative research study was conducted and the data were analyzed by using content analysis. Thirteen nurses were interviewed from an Urban, Rural and Northern health region in Manitoba. Focus groups were conducted for the Urban and Rural nurses while Northern nurses were interviewed by telephone. Communication and dissemination of information, personal and professional challenges, personal face of the pandemic, regional support and lessons learned were themes generated from the data analysis. Communication and information flow was a major theme that impacted the overall PHNs’ response experience. Practice, administration, research and education implications and the limitations of the study are presented in the study.en_US
dc.description.noteOctober 2013en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/22026
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectpublic healthen_US
dc.subjectnursingen_US
dc.subjectemergency preparednessen_US
dc.subjectH1N1 influenzaen_US
dc.subjectpandemicen_US
dc.titleResponse to the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic: Manitoba public health nurses' experienceen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
local.subject.manitobayesen_US
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