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Faith Donald

Professor
EducationPhD, NP-PHC
Phone416-979-5000, ext. 6309
Areas of ExpertiseAdvanced Practice Nursing (Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Nurse Specialist) Education, Research & Practice; Health Services & Policy Research; Primary Care; Long-Term Care; Quality Improvement; Mixed Methods Research

Originally a graduate of a two-year nursing program, I later obtained my baccalaureate degree, and then several years later, my master's degree in nursing.  As a registered nurse, I worked in many specialty areas of hospitals and as a nurse educator, then as an entrepreneur for 10 years, consulting with hospitals and long-term care. In 2000, I graduated from the Ontario Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner Program, followed a few years later by a Ph.D from McMaster University. A life-long learner, I also completed a Graduate Diploma in Health Services and Policy Research and a two-year Postdoctoral Award that focused on the integration of nurse practitioners (NPs) in long-term care settings across Canada. I have taught in the nursing program at Toronto Metropolitan University since 1990.

In addition to my faculty role at Toronto Metropolitan University, I am an Affiliate Faculty member with the Canadian Centre for Advanced Practice Nursing Research, housed at McMaster University. My research interests primarily focus on advanced practice nursing (NPs and clinical nurse specialists) in primary and long-term care, NP education, and health services and policy research. I was appointed by the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) to the Research Advisory Council to develop national competencies for entry-level NPs and selected to serve on the Ontario NP Practice Standard Revision Advisory Group for the CNO. I served two terms as a Director on the Board of Health Quality Ontario and two terms on the Board of Directors for Central West Specialized Developmental Services, where I chaired the Quality Improvement Committee.

Teaching Responsibilities:

  • MN8904 Seminar in Professional Nursing Advancement
  • MN8905 Practicum in Professional Nursing Advancement
  • MN8950 Major Research Paper
  • MN8951 Integrative Practicum
  • NSE 417 Nursing Practice IV
  • Theses and research projects focused on advanced practice nursing roles, advancing nursing roles in the healthcare system, health services and/or policy, the integration of research in nursing and healthcare, and quality improvement

Teaching Interests:

  • Advanced practice nursing roles
  • Advancing nursing roles in the healthcare system
  • Health services and policy, their interplay and influence on nursing practice and our profession
  • Evidence-informed practice
  • Quality improvement
  • The art and science of nursing

Research Interests: 

  • Advanced Practice Nursing (Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Nurse Specialist) Education, Research & Practice
  • Health Services & Policy Research
  • Primary Care
  • Long-Term Care
  • Quality Improvement
  • Mixed Methods Research

Research Projects:

  • Donald, F., Martin-Misener, R., Kilpatrick, K., Bryant-Lukosius, D., Bourgeault, I., Akhtar-Danesh, N., Carter, N., & Glazier, R. Measuring factors that influence nurse practitioner (NP) activities and the implications for optimizing NP patient panel size in primary healthcare (PHC) settings. Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Health Services Research Fund, Ministry Grant # 06695. April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2016. ($483,000). Role: Principal Applicant and Co-Principal Investigator.
  • Carter, N., Bryant-Lukosius, D., Donald, F., Israr, S., Kilpatrick, K., Martin-Misener, R., & McKinlay, J., Indicators for evaluating the quality of nurse practitioner services in primary health care: A discussion paper. Canadian Nurses Association. November 11, 2014 to December 19, 2014. ($20,000). Role: Co-Investigator.
  • Donald, F., DiCenso, A., Marshall, D.A., Bryant-Lukosius, D., Martin-Misener, R., Carter, N., Kaasalainen, S., Baxter, P., Kilpatrick, K., Lloyd, M., Charbonneau-Smith, R., Harbman, P., Hubley, P., Laflamme, C., Donald, E., Sangster-Gormley, E., Boyko, J., Campbell Yeo, M., Price, S., Wickson-Griffiths, A., & Yost, J. A systematic review of the cost-effectiveness of nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists. Ministry of Health & Long-Term Care, Nursing Research Fund, Ministry Grant # 06514. September 1, 2010 to March 31, 2012; extended to March 31, 2014. ($79,350). Role: Principal Applicant and Co-Principal Investigator.
  • DiCenso, A., Donald, F., Bryant-Lukosius, D., Martin-Misener, R., Carter, N., Kaasalainen, S., Baxter, P., Kilpatrick, K., Charbonneau-Smith, R., Lloyd, M., Harbman, P., Hubley, P., Laflamme, C., Donald, E., Sangster-Gormley, E., Boyko, J., Campbell Yeo, M., Price, S., Wickson-Griffiths, A., & Yost, J. A systematic review of the effectiveness of advanced practice nurses: Patient and provider outcomes. Canadian Health Services Research Foundation-Office of Nursing Policy, Health Canada: Co-sponsorship Funds. Grant # 4500244763 April 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011; extended to March 31, 2014. ($24,799). Role: Co-Principal Investigator.
  • Sidani, S., MacMillan, K., van Soeren, M., Reeves, S., Donald, F., Hurlock-Chorostecki, C., & Staples, P. (2011). The development of a research program to enhance utilization of nurses and nurse practitioners in the Ontario healthcare system through discovery, integration and application. Ministry of Health & Long-Term Care, Nursing Research Fund, Ministry Grant # 06658. April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2014. ($1,252,152). Role: Co-Investigator.
  • Kilpatrick, K., Martin-Misener, R., Bryant-Lukosius, D., Carter, N., Donald, F., & DiCenso, A. Benchmarking for nurse practitioner caseload and comparative analysis of nurse practitioner pay scales.  Health Care Programs & Policy Directorate, Health Canada. March 4, 2013 to May 31, 2013. ($24,999). Role: Co-Investigator.
  • Martin Misener R., Crawford T., Downe-Wamboldt, B., Murphy, A., DiCenso, A., Donald F., Buchholz, K., Hirsch, G., Lamarche, K., Rankin, E., Chisholm, J., Prendergast, P., & Baxter, P. Models of collaborative practice in primary health care involving nurse practitioners and family physicians. Nova Scotia Health Research Partnership Fund ($113,074.46) and Nursing Care Partnership Fund ($32,086.04). July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2013. Role: Co-Investigator.
  • Donald, F., Marshall, D.A., Martin-Misener, R., Carter, N., DiCenso, A., & Bryant-Lukosius, D. Developing a framework for the economic analysis of advanced practice nurses. CIHR Planning Grant - Priority Announcement: Integrated Knowledge Translation - Winter 2011. June 1, 2011 to March 31, 2013. ($24,015). Role: PI and Principal Applicant.
  • Bryant-Lukosius, D.E., Carter, N., Martin-Misener, R., Donald, F., Baxter, P., Green, E., Corner, J., Sussman, J., Brouwers, M., Watson, L., Burge, F., Moore, A., Wooder, S., Faulds, C., Price, D., & DiCenso, A. Innovation in cancer survivorship and community-based primary healthcare. Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Planning Grant, Grant # 256155. October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012. ($25,000). Role: Co-Investigator.
  • Baxter, P., Donald, F., Sangster-Gormley, E., Charbonneau-Smith, R., Laflamme, C., McCrady, W., Mohide, A., & Swart, B. Collaborator: Opsteen, J. Priorities and strategies for primary health care nurse practitioner education in Ontario. CIHR Meetings, Planning, and Dissemination Grant: Knowledge Translation - Winter 2011. ($25,000). Role: Co-Applicant.
  • Baxter, P., Donald, F., Opsteen, J., Mohide, A., Laflamme, C., McCrady, W, Swart, B., & Sullivan-Bentz, M. A development assessment of Ontario primary health care nurse practitioner (PHCNP) faculty and preceptors. Council of Ontario Universities Programs in Nursing. September 1, 2010 to August 31, 2011. ($75,000). Role: Co-Principal Investigator.

Journal Articles:

●      Hurlock-Chorestecki, C., van Soeren, M., MacMillan, K., Sidani, S., Donald, F., & Reeves, S. (2016). A qualitative study of nurse practitioner promotion of interprofessional care across institutional settings: Perspectives from different healthcare professionals. International Journal of Nursing Sciences, doi:10.1016/j.ijnss.2016.02.003 (external link)  Published on-line Feb 26, 2016 Open access.

●      Kilpatrick, K., Reid, K., Carter, N., Donald, F., Bryant-Lukosius, D., Martin-Misener, R., Kaasalainen, S., Harbman, P., Marsall, D.A., Charbonneau-Smith, R., & DiCenso, A. (2015). A systematic review of the cost effectiveness of clinical nurse specialists and nurse practitioners in inpatient roles. Nursing Leadership, 28(3), 56-76. doi:10.12927/cjnl.2016.24456

●      Lynk, M., McCay, E., Carter, C., Aiello, A., & Donald, F. (2015). Engaging street-involved youth in dialectical behaviour therapy: A secondary analysis. Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 24(2), 116-122. Published on-line August 31, 2015. PMCID: PMC4558982. Open access (PDF file) PDF file, external link (external link)  (PDF file) PDF filehttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4558982/pdf/ccap24_p0116.pdf, external link (external link) 

●      Hurlock-Chorostecki, T., van Soeren, M., MacMillan, K., Sidani, S., Donald, F., & Reeves, S. (2015). Nurse practitioner interactions in acute and long-term care: An exploration of the role of knotworking in supporting interprofessional collaboration. BMC Nursing, 14(50), 1-8. doi: 10.1186/s12912-015-0102-x. Open access (PDF file) PDF file, external link (external link)  (PDF file) PDF filehttp://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/s12912-015-0102-x.pdf, external link (external link) 

●      Marshall, D.A., Donald, F., Lacny, S.L., Reid, K., Bryant-Lukosius, D., Carter, N., Charbonneau-Smith, R., Harbman, P., Kaasalainen, S., Kilpatrick, K., Martin-Misener, R., & DiCenso, A. (2015). Assessing the quality of economic evaluations of clinical nurse specialists and nurse practitioners: A systematic review of cost-effectiveness. Nursing PlusOpen, 1(2015), 11-17. doi: 10.1016/j.npls.2015.07.001. Open access , external link (external link) http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352900815000047, external link (external link) 

●      Martin-Misener, R., Harbman, P., Donald, F., Reid, K., Kilpatrick, K., Carter, N., Bryant-Lukosius, D., Kaasalainen, S., Marshall, D., Charbonneau-Smith, R., & DiCenso, A. (2015). Cost-effectiveness of nurse practitioners in primary and outpatient care. BMJ Open, 5(e007167), 1-14. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2014-007167. Open access , external link (external link) http://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/5/6/e007167.full.pdf+html, external link (external link) 

●      Bryant-Lukosius, D., Carter, N., Reid, K., Donald, F., Martin-Misener, R., Kilpatrick, K., Harbman, P., Kaasalainen, S., Marshall, D., Charbonneau-Smith, R., & DiCenso, A. (2015). The clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of clinical nurse specialist-led hospital to home transitional care: A systematic review. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 21(5), 763-781. doi:10.1111/jep.12401

●      Kaasalainen, S., Ploeg, J., Donald, F., Coker, E., Brazil, K., Martin Misener, R., DiCenso, A. & Hadjistavropoulos, T. (2015). Positioning clinical nurse specialists and nurse practitioners as change champions to implement a pain protocol in long term care. Pain Management Nursing, 16(2), 78-88. doi: 10.1016/j.pmn.2014.04.002

●      Sidani, S., Collins, L., Harbman, P., Hurlock-Chorostecki, C., MacMillan, K., Reeves, S., Donald, F., van Soeren, M., & Staples, P. (2015). A description of nurse practitioners’ self-report implementation of patient-centered care. European Journal for Person Centered Healthcare, 3(1), 11-18.

●      Hurlock-Chorostecki, C., van Soeren, M., MacMillan, K., Sidani, S., Collins, L., Harbman, P., Donald, F., & Reeves, S. (2015). A survey of interprofessional activity of acute and long-term care employed nurse practitioners. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 27(9), 507-513. doi: 10.1002/2327-6924.12213.

●      Martin-Misener, R., Donald, F., Wickson-Griffiths, A., Akhtar-Danesh, N., Ploeg, J., Brazil, K., Kaasalainen, S., McAiney, C., Carter, N., Schindel-Martin, L., Sangster-Gormley, E., & Taniguchi, A. (2015). A mixed methods study of the work patterns of full-time nurse practitioners in Canadian nursing homes. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 24(9-10), 1327-1337.  doi:10.1111/jocn.12741.

●      Donald, F., Kilpatrick, K., Reid, K., Carter, N., Bryant-Lukosius, D., Martin-Misener, R., Kaasalainen, S., Harbman, P., Marshall, D.A., & DiCenso, A. (2014). Hospital to community transitional care by nurse practitioners: A systematic review of cost-effectiveness. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 52(2015), 436-451. doi:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2014.07.011  Posted on SOSIDO/CANO/ACIO site, December 5, 2014. A Health Systems Evidence Service, featured 'hot docs' April 2015. Scored 9 out of 11 on the AMSTAR rating from Program in Policy Decision-making.

●      Donald, F., Kilpatrick, K., Reid, K., Carter, N., Martin-Misener, R., Bryant-Lukosius, D., Harbman, P., Kaasalainen, S., Marshall, D.A., Charbonneau-Smith, R., Donald, E., Lloyd, M., Wickson-Griffiths, A., Yost, J., Baxter, P., Sangster-Gormley, E., Hubley, P., Laflamme, C., Campbell Yeo, M., Price, S., Boyko, J., & DiCenso, A. (2014). A systematic review of the cost-effectiveness of nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists: What is the quality of the evidence? Nursing Research & Practice, 2014(2014), 1-28. doi: 10.1155/2014/896587. Open access , external link (external link) http://www.hindawi.com/journals/nrp/2014/896587/, external link (external link) 

●      Sidani, S., Collins, L., Harbman, P., MacMillan, K., Reeves, S., Hurlock-Chorostecki, C., Donald, F., Staples, P., & van Soeren, M. (2014). Development of a measure to assess healthcare providers’ implementation of patient-centered care. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, 11(4), 248-257. doi: 10.1111/wvn.12047. Open access , external link (external link) http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/wvn.12047/abstract, external link (external link) 

●      Kilpatrick, K., Kaasalainen, S., Donald, F., Reid, K., Carter, N., Bryant-Lukosius, D., Martin-Misener, R., Harbman, P., Marshall, D.A., Charbonneau-Smith, R., DiCenso, A. (2014). The effectiveness and cost effectiveness of clinical nurse specialists in outpatient roles: A systematic review. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 20 (6), 1106-1123. doi:0.1111/jep.12219

●      Kaasalainen, S., Ploeg, J., McAiney, C., Schindel Martin, L., Donald, F., Martin-Misener, R., Brazil, K., Taniguchi, A., Wickson-Griffiths, A., Carter, N., & Sangster-Gormley, E. (2013). Role of the nurse practitioner in providing palliative care in long term care homes. International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 19(10), 477-485.

●      Sangster-Gormley, E., Carter, N., Donald, F., Martin-Misener, R., Ploeg, J., Kaasalainen, S., McAiney, C., Schindel Martin, L., Akhtar-Danesh, N., & Wickson-Griffiths, A. (2013). A value added benefit of nurse practitioners in long-term care settings: Increased nursing staff’s ability to care for residents. Nursing Leadership, 26(3), 24-37. doi:10.12927/cjnl.2013.23552

●      Ploeg, J., Kaasalainen, S., McAiney, C., Martin-Misener, R., Donald, F., Wickson-Griffiths, A., Carter, N., Sangster-Gormley, E., Schindel Martin, L., Brazil, K., & Taniguchi, A. (2013). Resident and family perceptions of the nurse practitioner role in long-term care settings: A qualitative descriptive study. BMC Nursing, 12(24), 1-11. doi:10.1186/1472-6955-12-24. Open access (PDF file) PDF file, external link (external link)  (PDF file) PDF filehttp://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1472-6955-12-24.pdf, external link (external link) 

●      Donald, F., Martin-Misener, R., Carter, N., Donald, E.E., Kaasalainen, S., Wickson-Griffiths, A., Lloyd, M., Akhtar-Danesh, N., & DiCenso, A. (2013). A systematic review of the effectiveness of advanced practice nurses in long-term care. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 69(10), 2148-2161. doi: 10.1111/jan.12140. Open access , external link (external link) http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jan.12140/pdf, external link (external link) 

●      Kaczorowski, J., Hearps, S.J.C., Lohfeld, L., Goeree, R., Donald, F., Burgess, K., & Sebalt, R. (2013). Impact of provider and patient reminders and deployment of nurse practitioners on cervical and breast cancer screening rates. Canadian Family Physician, 59(6), e282-e289. , external link (external link) http://www.cfp.ca/content/59/6/e282.full.pdf+html, external link (external link) 

●      Baxter, P., DiCenso, A., Donald, F., Martin-Misener, R., Opsteen, J., & Chambers, T. (2013). Continuing education for primary health care nurse practitioners in Ontario, Canada, Nurse Education Today, 33(4), 353-357. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2012.07.018

●      Kaasalainen, S., Brazil, K., Akhtar-Danesh, N., Coker, E., Ploeg, J., Donald, F., Martin-Misener, R., DiCenso, A., Hadjistavropoulos, T., Dolovich, L., & Papaioannou, A. (2012). The evaluation of an interdisciplinary pain protocol in long term care. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 13(7), 664.e1-8. doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2012.05.013

●      Donald, F., Martin-Misener, R. (co-leads), Bryant-Lukosius, D., Kilpatrick, K., Kaasalainen, S., Kioke, S., Carter, N., Harbman, P., Bourgeault, I., DiCenso, A. (2010). The primary healthcare nurse practitioner role in Canada. Nursing Leadership, 23(Special issue), 88-113. , external link (external link) http://www.longwoods.com/content/22271, external link (external link)  A Longwoods Editors Recommendation in the Longwoods eLetter April 12, 2011, , external link (external link) http://www.longwoods.com/blog/, external link (external link)  In the Longwoods Top 10 Visited Articles 2013 (#7), 2014 (#5), 2015 (#5).

●      Donald, F., Bryant-Lukosius, D., Martin-Misener, R., Kaasalainen, S., Kilpatrick, K., Kioke, S., Carter, N., Harbman, P., Bourgeault, I., DiCenso, A. (2010). Clinical nurse specialists and nurse practitioners: Title confusion and lack of role clarity. Nursing Leadership, 23(Special issue), 189-210. , external link (external link) http://www.longwoods.com/content/22276, external link (external link)  , external link (external link) http://www.longwoods.com/blog/, external link (external link)  In the Longwoods Top 15 Most Visited Articles 2013 (#12).

Manuscript Accepted for Publication:

●      Lacny, S., Zarrabi, M., Martin-Misener, R., Donald, F., Sketris, I., Murphy, A., DiCenso, A., Marshall, D.A. Cost-effectiveness of a nurse practitioner-family physician model of care in a nursing home: Controlled before and after study. Submitted to Journal of Advanced Nursing, April 22, 2015, revision submitted February 14, 2016. Manuscript ID: JAN-2015-0325. Status: Accepted for publication March 4, 2016.

Selected Publications & Presentations: 

Videos:

  • Excellence in Teaching Award. Council of Ontario University Programs in Nursing, Ontario Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner Program (9-university consortium), 2015
  • Dissertation Award. Council of Ontario University Programs in Nursing, Ontario Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner Program (9-university consortium), 2008
  • Postdoctoral Fellowship Award. Canadian Health Services Research Foundation (CHSRF) / Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), ($100,000 divided annually x 2 years), February 1, 2007-January 31, 2009