Julia Lukewich, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Research

Health Workforce Primary Care Registered Nurses Competencies Family Practice Nursing Quality Of Care Interviews Licensed/Registered Practical Nurses

Latest papers

The Experiences of Canadian Primary Care Nurses Caring for COVID-Positive Patients: A Qualitative Study.
Global qualitative nursing research · 2026
A Portrait of Registered Nurses in Primary Care in Canada: A Cross-Sectional Survey.
Western journal of nursing research · 2026
'Fend for yourself': Nurses' experiences transitioning to Family Care Team practice settings in Newfoundland and Labrador.
PloS one · 2026

All 47 publications

Latest funding

Strengthening Team-Based Care: Optimizing the Scope of Practice of Primary Care Nurses (Scope PC-N)
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$665,550
Evaluating a complex, team-based primary care intervention in Newfoundland and Labrador: Advancing implementation science
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$750,000
Dissemination of a National Set of Family Practice Nursing Competencies to Support the Integration of Family Practice Nurses within Primary Care
CIHR · 2019 · Nominated PI
$10,000

All 5 grants and awards

47 publications.

01

The Experiences of Canadian Primary Care Nurses Caring for COVID-Positive Patients: A Qualitative Study.

Spensieri I, Mathews M, Hedden L, Lukewich J, Meredith L, Ryan D, Spencer S, Cusack C, Vaughan C

Global qualitative nursing research2026

DOI: 10.1177/23333936261479459 PMID: 42604064

02

A Portrait of Registered Nurses in Primary Care in Canada: A Cross-Sectional Survey.

Mathews M, Phung J, Hedden L, Lukewich J, Ryan D, Leamon T, Curnew D, Poitras ME, Beaulieu C, Meredith L, Spencer S, Oelke ND

Western journal of nursing research2026

DOI: 10.1177/01939459251400048 PMID: 41589624

03

'Fend for yourself': Nurses' experiences transitioning to Family Care Team practice settings in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Devey-Burry R, Lukewich J, Ryan D, Sivanthan M, Mathews M, Poitras ME, Etchegary C, Asghari S, Antle M

PloS one2026

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0345818 PMID: 41875204

04

Nurses’ Contributions to Virtual Care Delivery in Primary Care: A Scoping Review

Vaughan C, Lukewich J, Mathews M, Hedden L, Poitras M-E, Asghari S, Swab M, Ryan D, Martin-Misener R

Western Journal of Nursing Research20264 citations

DOI: 10.1177/01939459251397729

05

Nurse Roles in Virtual Care Within Team-Based Primary Care: Qualitative Findings From a Multiple Case Study in Two Canadian Jurisdictions

Vaughan C, Lukewich J, Mathews M, Hedden L, Martin-Misener R, Ryan D

SAGE Open Nursing2026

DOI: 10.1177/23779608261485149

06

Perspectives of primary care nurses on the organization of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout: a qualitative study.

Lyons R, Mathews M, Hedden L, Lukewich J, Marshall EG, Isenor JE, Wickett J, Dufour E, Meredith L, Ryan D, Spencer S, Vaughan C, Cusack C

BMC primary care2025

DOI: 10.1186/s12875-025-02747-8 PMID: 40001003

07

Pandemic planning for primary care in Southwestern Ontario: protocol for a sequential multiple-methods design.

Mathews M, Ryan D, Meredith L, Grushka D, Hedden L, Lukewich J, Young G, Wong EKW

BMJ open2025

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-107804 PMID: 40887125

08

Integration of primary care education into undergraduate nursing programs: A scoping review.

Curnew D, Lukewich J, Leamon T, Mathews M, Poitras ME, Stevens K, Romme K, Ryan D

Nurse education in practice2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2025.104391 PMID: 40403398

09

The Implementation of Infection Prevention and Control Procedures in Primary Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study of Nursing Roles.

Idrees S, Mathews M, Hedden L, Lukewich J, Marshall EG, Kean K, Lyons R, Wickett J, Meredith L, Ryan D, Spencer S, Dufour É, Gill P

Journal of nursing management2025

DOI: 10.1155/jonm/6634676 PMID: 40421169

10

Surge capacity and practice management challenges of Canadian family physicians during COVID-19: a qualitative study.

Mathews M, Ryan D, Hedden L, Lukewich J, Marshall EG, Gill P, Wetmore SJ, Meredith L, Spencer S, Brown JB, Freeman TR

Human resources for health2025

DOI: 10.1186/s12960-025-00981-w PMID: 40001104

Strengthening Team-Based Care: Optimizing the Scope of Practice of Primary Care Nurses (Scope PC-N)

Nominated PICIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Lukewich, Julia; Mathews, Maria

Keywords: Health Workforce; Interviews; Licensed/Registered Practical Nurses; Mixed Methods; Nurse Practitioners; Primary Care; Registered Nurses; Scope Of Practice; Umbrella Review

$665,550

Evaluating a complex, team-based primary care intervention in Newfoundland and Labrador: Advancing implementation science

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Team Grant: Strengthening the Health Workforce for System Transformation

Principal investigators: Aubrey-Bassler, Kris; Antle, Margot; King, Darla; Hall, Amanda M

Keywords: Complex Intervention; Models Of Care; Rural And Remote; Team-Based Primary Care

$750,000

Dissemination of a National Set of Family Practice Nursing Competencies to Support the Integration of Family Practice Nurses within Primary Care

Nominated PICIHR2019Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Lukewich, Julia

Keywords: Competencies; Education Of Groups; Family Practice Nursing; Health Workforce; Knowledge Dissemination; Knowledge Translation Products/Tools; Knowledge Utilization; Primary Care; Quality Of Care; Registered Nurses

$10,000

Short, medium, and long term effectiveness of interdisciplinary teams and other primary care reforms in Ontario

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Project Grant

Principal investigators: Aubrey-Bassler, Kris

Keywords: Models Of Primary Care; Primary Care Reform

$393,976

Integrating Registered Nurses into Primary Care Across Canada

Nominated PICIHR2018Project Grant

Principal investigators: Lukewich, Julia

Keywords: Access To Care; Competencies; Delphi; Family Practice Nursing; Health Workforce; Primary Care; Quality Of Care; Registered Nurses; Standards Of Practice

$91,800

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Family Medicine
Nursing
School of Nursing
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine
Sciences infirmières
Ecole de réadaptation
Other

Co-authors at Memorial University of Newfoundland, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Maria Mathews

Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

39 shared papers, latest 2026

Lindsay Hedden

Faculty

27 shared papers, latest 2026

Marie-Eve Poitras

Sciences infirmières

16 shared papers, latest 2026

Shabnam Asghari

Family Medicine

12 shared papers, latest 2026

Lindsay Hedden

Faculty

11 shared papers, latest 2025

Ruth Martin-Misener

School of Nursing

11 shared papers, latest 2026

Ruth Martin-Misener

Nursing

11 shared papers, latest 2026

Joan Tranmer

School of Nursing

8 shared papers, latest 2023

Jamie Wickett

Family Medicine

6 shared papers, latest 2025

Denise Bryant-Lukosius

Nursing

5 shared papers, latest 2023

Marie-Dominique Poirier

Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine

3 shared papers, latest 2024

Kris Aubrey-Bassler

Family Medicine

3 shared papers, latest 2025

Stephen Wetmore

Department of Family Medicine

2 shared papers, latest 2024

Yves Couturier

Faculty

2 shared papers, latest 2024

Bridget Ryan

Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

2 shared papers, latest 2023

Isabelle Gaboury

Ecole de réadaptation

2 shared papers, latest 2024

Catherine Hudon

Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine

2 shared papers, latest 2024

Erin Christian

Family Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Kathleen Leslie

Nursing

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Rita McCracken

Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics

1 shared papers, latest 2021

Margot Antle

Family Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Patrick Chiu

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Shannon Sibbald

School of Health Studies

1 shared papers, latest 2024

Jill Bruneau

Nursing Research

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Kimberly Jarvis

Nursing

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Annette Elliott Rose

Pediatrics

1 shared papers, latest 2024

Tyler Williamson

Community Health Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2018

Julia Lukewich

School of Nursing

1 shared papers, latest 2021

Ruta K Valaitis

Nursing

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Emily Marshall

Family Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2024

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