Because your experiences
matter.

The worldwide phenomenon of turnover and shortages of nursing staff has a clear impact on professional nursing practices and on the quality of care and services offered to the public. In Quebec, many nurses leave the Health and Social Services Network (RSSS) every year.

Faced with this trend and its consequences, the Exprimer research project aims to gain a better understanding of the main determinants of nurse retention and departures in Quebec’s public network. It is being carried out by a team of researchers working closely with a multi-sector advisory committee, made up of members with expertise in the nursing field.

The project tracks the progress of a cohort of nursing staff over a three-year period (with two online surveys per year). All unionized (or “union-eligible, non-unionized”) nursing staff in the RSSS were invited to participate, including CEPIAs, CEPIs, nursing assistants, registered nurses, clinical nurses, and specialized nurse practitioners.

The project will provide a picture of nurses’ employment experiences from their own perspective. All data collected will be held in strict confidence. It may lead to recommendations to support informed action within the RSSS. Beyond the numbers, the project is intended as a vast opportunity to mobilize nurses in an exercise of collective reflection on the experience of employment within the public network, at local, regional and national levels.