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Background: A charge nurse holds a clinical-administrative management position in health care institutions. To perform this position effectively, they must demonstrate specific competencies, including leadership, interpersonal communication, clinical-administrative caring, problem-solving, and knowledge and understanding of the work environment. Due in part to the shortcomings of existing training targeting this position, charge nurses receive limited support in terms of the appropriation of their position and the strengthening of their competencies. In response to this situation, a training was developed that takes into consideration the five required competencies, includes principles that promote the transfer of training, and would be systematically provided to new charge nurses exercising their position in health care institutions. This training was then subjected to an empirical validation process in order to be scientifically recognized. Objective: To empirically validate the training developed to support charge nurses in fulfilling their position, by assessing content validity and reliability. Method: This study is based on the conceptual model entitled “Modèle de formation pour l’assistante infirmière-chef” as well as the methodological framework Conducting and REporting DElphi Studies (CREDES) and reporting guidelines established by Spranger et al. (2022). A Delphi approach was used to validate the training by through a self-administered online questionnaire completed by experts. The questionnaire was divided into different sections, each containing specific validation questions. Content validity and reliability were assessed. A content validity index (CVI) ≥ 0.80 was targeted for each section and for each individual questions within those sections. A content analysis of the qualitative data obtained from the expert comments was conducted; this was followed by a non-parametric Mann–Whitney test for each section to assess the training's reliability. Findings: Two consultation rounds proved necessary. A total of 33 experts participated in the first round, and 21 in the second. Regarding content validity, after the second round of consultations, 11 of 12 sections and 104 of 113 questions had a CVI ≥ 0.80. The qualitative data analysis led to modifications in the training content for sections and questions that did not achieve the target validity index, in addition to generating seven recommendations to be considered when developing a training. Lastly, reliability was present with a p > 0.05 for nine out of 12 sections. Conclusion: This study validated the training developed to support charge nurses in fulfilling their position by strengthening their competencies. Supporting charge nurses in this manner will have positive impacts, particularly on the quality of care, the safety of users, and the retention rate of nursing staff.
Keywords: assistant infirmière-chef, charge nurse, competencies, compétence, training, formation, méthode Delphi, Delphi method
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Introduction: International studies suggest that a lack of forensic knowledge, clinical skills and organizational support may hinder nurses' implementation of the duty to report suspected cases of maltreatment to child welfare services. No studies to date have documented how the duty to report is integrated into primary care nursing practice. Objectives: To describe primary care nurses' perceived role in preventing child maltreatment and to explore the process of implementing mandatory reporting to child welfare services. Methods: A situational analysis was conducted using 14 semi-structured interviews with primary care nurses in Quebec, Canada. These interviews were qualitatively mapped and analyzed using inductive coding. Results: Clinical vigilance is an important dimension of nursing practice, which is influenced by external constraints. The implementation of the duty to report relies on clinical intuition, the exercise of discretionary power and organizational work that can be preventive, targeted or symbolic in scope. The determining factor in the implementation of the duty to report is the exercise of control over the situation and its anticipated consequences. Discussion and conclusion: These findings provide insight into the process of implementing mandatory reporting practices to child welfare services in terms of factors that may influence the exercise of nurses’ discretionary power.
Keywords: primary care, soins primaires, maltreatment, maltraitance, children, enfants, prévention, prevention, signalement, mandated reporting
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In this paper, the dynamics of early coffee production in the Americas are identified through cross-referencing of historical, genealogical, agronomic, and climatological data. We revisit the history of the diffusion of the coffee-tree, growing in the greenhouses of Amsterdam, towards the Dutch colonies by means, amongst others, of the barely exploited works such as by the English botanist Richard Bradley. In 1714, the latter spent time in the Hortus medicus of Amsterdam permitting us to propose corrections in the early historiography of the diffusion of coffee-trees. We start with the analysis of the Bradley's work and continue with a synthesis on the diffusion of coffee-trees in European greenhouses and their introduction into the Dutch colonies of the Guianas (Suriname, Essequibo, Berbice) and Curaçao. The date of 1714 can be retained as introduction date of the coffee-tree in Suriname from the greenhouses of Amsterdam but the introduction of coffee actually shows two seperate sequences (1696-1700 and 1706-1723). The gap (1701-1705) between these sequences can be related to climatic changes and possibly linked to temporary global warming. Finally, we also stress the importance of coffee-tree trade between colonies and the start of new plantations by comparing family ties, the roll of taxes (capitation) and local legislation revealing new insights on the situation in Suriname during the first decade of the XVIIIe century, prelude to the economic success of investors in this new cash crop.
Keywords: Coffea arabica, café, caféïculture, construction et échanges de savoirs, Richard Bradley, serres d'Amsterdam, Hortus medicus, Suriname, Essequibo, Guyanes, cultures coloniales, transferts de plantes, modélisation, paléo-climat, XVIII
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This research explores the concept of recognition at work. According to Brun et al. (2002), recognition at work constitutes a constructive and authentic reaction, preferably personalized, specific, coherent and short-term, which is expressed in relationships between humans. Following the results of Toulouse et al. (2011), who state that 911 call center attendants suffer from a significant lack of recognition, where 90% of participants presented an effort/recognition imbalance, the subject of this research takes on all its importance. Specifically, this qualitative study explores recognition methods that make sense for emergency dispatchers. As part of this research, five emergency center workers participated in the study. Participants are supervisors and dispatchers at work. Ten (10) semi-structured interviews were conducted. Ninety percent (90%) of the participants are women who on average have 12.25 years of experience. The semi-structured interview consisted of understanding the reality of the dispatcher's job and the recognition needs to enable to juxtapose them with the theory. The output of the thematic analyses is an exploratory model of recognition at work that is adapted to the reality of emergency dispatchers, and is inspired by the theory of Brun an d Dugas (2005). More specifically, the exploratory model sets out the various levels of cross interactions possible between the actors of the dispatching duties, for example, the recognition of the police officer with regard to the dispatcher, or even the impact of recognition between colleagues. The exploratory model obtained from the results of this research is presented as a concrete guide to actions.
Keywords: Reconnaissance au travail, répartiteur d'urgence, modèle exploratoire
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By the end of the year 2017, the stock price of the Bitcoin got close to the symbolic threshold of 20 000 USD, which created agrowing interest from business circles, media, decision-makers and the general public alike. The scientific community was not to be outdone since entire research streams emerged on this topic in various disciplines such as finance, economics, marketing, ethics, information technology, and laws. The interest for the cryptocurrencies – blockchain duo, in general, and Bitcoin, in particular –, was nonetheless limited to the study of technical aspects, transactional capacities, and implications for commerce and finance. So far, little research examined the consequences of decentralized, peer-to-peer exchange systems, such as Bitcoin and blockchain, on the current configurations of global governance. The objective of this article is to present a commentated report of the collective book Bitcoin and Beyond: Cryptocurrencies, Blockchains, and Global Governance. In this book, Malcolm Campbell-Verduyn harnesses several authors in order to shed some light on the manner in which the blockchain goes beyond the strict economic and financial framework to enter the realm of politic, legal and judicial spheres. By so doing, the book highlights numerous implications of cryptocurrencies and the blockchain for global governance, that are often unknown and not so much studied in the literature, but which lie at the crux of an increasingly globalized world.
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Access to health services in rural or peripheral regions is one of the major development concerns, particularly regarding population retention. However, it was possible to observe that the central State cannot guarantee equal access for all. In an effort to reverse this trend, some communities have set up a health cooperative. This type of local development project is associated with community empowerment, because it shows the ability of communities to act and decide according to their choices and needs. To better understand this process in all of its many aspects, a unique case study was conducted on the MRC Robert-Cliché organization and its health cooperative. This study enabled to identify more clearly the four dimensions of the empowerment process and the resulting interactions.
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For several years now, labour scarcity has been a concern for managers and business leaders. The current Covid-19 pandemic, that is disrupting the regular course of organizational activities, has exacerbated these concerns and amplified competition between companies for a diverse and mobile workforce. In this context, the importance of human capital, as a strategic asset, forces companies to focus their efforts on developing actions that promote increased employee loyalty. Based on the work experience and life experience of proximity managers, this article focuses on the actions and behaviours that have enabled these managers to adapt and respond to the new realities of telework during the high moments of the Covid-19 pandemic, while maintaining the well-being and the commitment of their employees. This study is based on 18 semi-structured interviews carried out with proximity managers who, in the summer of 2021, had to manage remote teams within a large company in the banking sector. Our results highlight the work and privileged position of these managers to support employees and to recognize and understand their expectations and needs during this period marked by uncertainty and remote management. Our results also lead us to draw conclusions in terms of leadership practices, considering that very few studies have yet focused on leadership and its effectiveness in times of crisis.
Keywords: Fidélisation de la main-d’oeuvre, employees loyalty, rareté de main-d’oeuvre, labour scarcity, proximity managers, gestionnaires de proximité, commitment to work, pandémie de COVID-19, engagement au travail, COVID-19 pandemic
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The university clinics of remedial education and social work at UQAC hosted a project aimed at developing interprofessional skills through the implementation of collaborative mechanisms. The article aims to describe how the 25 participating students understand interprofessional collaborative work by presenting their expectations before the project and their impressions after the project. Qualitative analysis of student discourse from semi-structured interviews revealed a change in the initial vision of interprofessional work in relation to collaborative arrangements, the real context of practice and faculty supervision.
Keywords: interprofessionnalité, interprofessional, collaboration, collaboration, clinique universitaire, social work, orthopédagogie, university clinic, travail social, special education
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This paper investigates the use of Internet-based local and transnational social networks by young migrants living in the outlying regions of Quebec, with the aim of defining how the networks relate to identity (sense of belonging). The young people surveyed all use the Internet to stay in contact with their immediate family and friends in their homeland, but make very little use of it — and especially use it in a different way — with their new friends in Quebec. With the exception of two respondents who completely reject the idea of belonging, the migrants surveyed all identify with their homeland, and most of them also identify with Quebec. The latter, whether intentionally or not, have developed a social network that includes native-born Quebeckers. This finding provides evidence of the role played by others in the development of conceptions of self in the Internet age.
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The research on the organizational commitment remains relevant because of the controversy around the tree componants of the organizational commitment and its determiners (Cohen, 2007 ; Biétry, 2012 ; Klein et al., 2012 ; Meyer et al., 2012). Our article tries to show that the tontine of company, as social network of financial and social solidarities on the scene of work, is a lever of organizational commitment in SME Cameroonians. An empirical study led with 225 executives of 192 SME Cameroonians reveals a predictive character of the tontine on the emotional commitment and the normative commitment of the staff-executive members of the tontine to their organization. This brings us to suggest practices of GRH adapted to the ambient sociocultural and professional context.
Keywords: Implication organisationnelle, Tontine d'entreprise, Réseau social, Communauté de pratique, PME, Organizational involvement, Corporate tontine, Social network, Community of practice, SME, Participación organizacional, Corporate tontina, Conjunto social, Comunidad de prácticas, PyME