| Document ID (ISN) | 106867 |
| CIS number |
07-842 |
| ISBN(s) |
978-2-89631-072-2 (summary); 978-2-89631-074-6 (full report) |
| Year |
2006 |
| Convention or series no. |
Etudes et Recherches R-475 (full report)
Etudes et Recherches RR-475 (summary)
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| Author(s) |
Cloutier E., Bourdouxhe M., Ledoux E., David H., Gagnon I., Ouellet F. |
| Title |
Descriptive study of private agency nurses' employment, working and health and safety conditions in the context of a labour shortage |
| Original title |
Etude descriptive des conditions d'emploi, de travail et de santé et de sécurité du travail des infirmières d'agence privée dans un contexte de pénurie de main-d'œuvre [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail du Québec (IRSST), 505 boul. de Maisonneuve Ouest, Montreal (Quebec) H3A 3C2, Canada, 2006. xii, 258p. Illus. 69 ref. Price: CAD 20.00 (main report); 2006. vi, 41p. Illus. 33 ref. Price: CAD 7.42 (summary). Downloadable versions (PDF format) free of charge. |
| Internet access |
http://www.irsst.qc.ca/files/documents/PubIRSST/R-475.pdf [in French]
http://www.irsst.qc.ca/files/documents/PubIRSST/RR-475.pdf [in French]
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| Abstract |
This study as well as a previous study (R-346, see CIS 03-1256) show that local community service centres (LCSCs) in Quebec have to deal with an increasing demand for services with insufficient manpower. They therefore make more use of the services of private homecare agencies. This study analyzed the working and safety and health conditions of nurses from agencies collaborating with one of the previously studied LCSCs. The report describes the main characteristics of two agencies and the nurses who are employed in them, together with the constraints that they face, their occupational safety and health conditions and their career and health paths. There are also comparisons between the occupational safety and health conditions of agency nurses and of nurses from the LCSCs studied. Finally, leads for further research are provided. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Quebec; temporary workers; health care personnel; conditions of work |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
Canada; safety and health training; research; report |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | Canada |
| Subject(s) |
Commerce, services, offices
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
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| Browse category(ies) |
Precarious employment
Health care services
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