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Erin Patterson

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Lecturer (Adjunct)NursingMcMaster University

Erin Patterson

Lecturer (Adjunct)

Nursing

Faculty of Health Sciences

McMaster University

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

In this role since 2016

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Adjunct, part-time and visiting faculty usually co-supervise alongside a core faculty member.
No graduate courses on record.
1 publication in the last five years, latest in 2024.

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Publications

351

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Contact

patteree@mcmaster.ca

Research

Research areas, by share of publications

Geriatric Care and Nursing HomesHealth Professions
Nursing education and managementNursing
Global Health Workforce IssuesHealth Professions
Nursing Roles and PracticesHealth Professions
Interprofessional Education and CollaborationHealth Professions

Research areas are derived from OpenAlex topics of their publications.

11 publications.

Clinical education models in rural practice settings: A scoping review

Patterson E, Plunkett R, Goldsmith-Milne D

Nurse Education in Practice20246 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2024.103906

The evolving role of the personal support worker in home care in Ontario, Canada

Saari M, Patterson E, Kelly S, Tourangeau AE

Health and Social Care in the Community201832 citations

DOI: 10.1111/hsc.12514

The role of unregulated care providers in home care: A scoping review

Saari M, Xiao S, Rowe A, Patterson E, Killackey T, Raffaghello J, Tourangeau AE

Journal of Nursing Management201823 citations

DOI: 10.1111/jonm.12613

Work-related factors influencing home care nurse intent to remain employed

Tourangeau AE, Patterson E, Saari M, Thomson H, Cranley L

Health Care Management Review201769 citations

DOI: 10.1097/hmr.0000000000000093

Home-based care: barriers and facilitators to expanded personal support worker roles in Ontario, Canada

Saari M, Patterson E, Killackey T, Raffaghello J, Rowe A, Tourangeau AE

Home Health Care Services Quarterly201724 citations

DOI: 10.1080/01621424.2017.1393482

Occupational hazards for home care nurses across the rural‐to‐urban gradient in Ontario, Canada

Wong M, Saari M, Patterson E, Puts M, Tourangeau AE

Health and Social Care in the Community201714 citations

DOI: 10.1111/hsc.12430

Generation‐specific incentives and disincentives for nurse faculty to remain employed

Tourangeau AE, Wong M, Saari M, Patterson E

Journal of Advanced Nursing201540 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1111/jan.12582

Factors influencing home care nurse intention to remain employed

Tourangeau A, Patterson E, Rowe A, Saari M, Thomson H, MacDonald G, Cranley L, Squires M

Journal of Nursing Management201480 citations

DOI: 10.1111/jonm.12104

Work, work environments and other factors influencing nurse faculty intention to remain employed: A cross-sectional study

Tourangeau A, Saari M, Patterson E, Ferron EM, Thomson H, Widger K, MacMillan K

Nurse Education Today201437 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2013.10.010

Nonpharmacological nursing interventions for the management of patient fatigue: a literature review

Patterson E, Wan YWT, Sidani S

Journal of Clinical Nursing (JCN)201315 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1111/jocn.12211

Courses taught

Reintegration Course
NURSING 1RP0 · last taught 2025
Undergraduate
Professional Practice and the New Graduate
NURSING 4K10 · last taught 2025
Undergraduate
Advanced Nursing Concepts II
NURSING 4Q03 · last taught 2025
Undergraduate
Aging and Society
COLLAB 1AS3 · last taught 2024
Undergraduate
Aging in Place
COLLAB 2T03 · last taught 2024
Undergraduate
Professional Nursing Practice VI
NURSING 4J07 · last taught 2024
Undergraduate
Advanced Nursing Concepts I
NURSING 4P04 · last taught 2024
Undergraduate
Nursing Practice with the Community: Populations, Partnerships, Politics and Power
NURSING 3CN3 · last taught 2023
Undergraduate
Nursing Concepts in Health and Illness IV for Post Diploma RPN Stream
NURSING 3RT3 · last taught 2023
Undergraduate
Nursing Concepts in Health and Illness IV for Basic Stream
NURSING 3TT3 · last taught 2023
Undergraduate

Researchers with similar interests

Pamela Baxter

Nursing

Nursing education and management, Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes

Margaret Andrea Baumann

Nursing

Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes, Nursing education and management

Noori Akhtar-Danesh

Nursing

Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes, Nursing education and management

Nancy Marie Carter

Nursing

Nursing education and management, Global Health Workforce Issues

Ruth Martin-Misener

Nursing

Nursing education and management, Global Health Workforce Issues

Mary Crea-Arsenio

Medicine

Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes, Global Health Workforce Issues

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes Dear Professor Patterson, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Clinical education models in rural practice settings: A scoping review" (2024), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

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