Hi Helena,
Very important topic area and great start to a research question!
Thinking ahead to subsequent activities within this course, this question opens up many possible avenues for inquiry. To support my understanding of your inquiry, could you please clarify if you would like to explore access to nursing? resources – or if you would like to examine patient hospital discharge and readmissions?
Here are a couple of suggestions that may be helpful. Please disregard any suggestions that are not a good fit.
P- Ontario Nurses (RPNs, RNs)
I – community resources
C – community resources and supports (with and without)
O – reduced hospital admissions of older adults over the age of 65 years
RQ: What resources support community nurses in Ontario to reduce hospital admissions for older adults over the age of 65 years.
Or
P: Geriatric patients (age 60+ years)
I: Community nursing care
C: No community nursing care
O: Decreased hospital admissions and readmissions
RQ: What is known about hospital discharges for older adults in Ontario who do and do not receive community nursing care and supports?
Sidenote: While there has been a gradual increase in RPN research in home and community care, I have not come across any particular RPN focused studies examining hospital admission/discharge. It will be very interesting to see what information emerges from the lens of an RPN in research!
Jen