Implementation of integrated services networks in Quebec and nursing practice transformation: convergence or divergence?

Table 2 Characteristics of the sample

Variables	Indicators	Staff (n)	%
Population/pathway	ASE	35	32.7
	MHS	28	26.2
	POS	24	22.4
	COPD	20	18.7
	Total	107	100
Role/function	Clinical*	85	79.4
Role/function	Management**	22	20.6
Education	Post-secondary	34	31.8
	University - undergraduate	73	68.2
	University – master’s	8	7.5
	Total	107	100
Work shift	Day	88	82.2
	Evening	18	16.8
	Rotation	1	0.9
	Total	107	100
Practice location	CH	41	38.3
	CLSC	26	24.3
	CHSLD	20	18.7
	FMG	5	4.7
	Ambulatory care center***	13	12.1
	Palliative care center	2	1.9
	Total	107	100

*Nursing assistant, technician, nurse clinician, counselor, nurse navigator, liaison nurse, nurse practitioner.
**Manager, director, coordinator, head nurse, assistant head nurse.
***Refers to care and treatment provided in hospital for 12 hours or less, such as consultations, support services, or ambulatory care treatments (e.g. day medicine, day surgery).

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