Josiane Provost

About Me

I am Josiane Provost, a dedicated PhD candidate in Health Sciences at the Université de Sherbrooke. My research focuses on improving patient outcomes through innovative nursing practices in rural emergency departments.

Research Interests

My research focuses on the omission of nursing care and its implications for patient and population health outcomes in rural and remote settings. Through a population health epidemiology lens, I aim to identify the prevalence, determinants, and consequences of nursing care omissions within rural emergency departments, where contextual and structural inequities shape care delivery. I am currently developing and validating the NURSOMIT instrument (Nursing Omission Measurement in Rural Emergency Tool) to measure and better understand patterns of omitted nursing care, inform workforce and policy interventions, and ultimately improve the accessibility and quality of emergency care in rural Canada.

Intérêts de Recherche

Mes travaux portent sur l’omission des soins infirmiers et ses répercussions sur la santé des patients et des populations en milieux ruraux et éloignés. En adoptant une perspective d’épidémiologie populationnelle, je cherche à déterminer la prévalence, les déterminants et les conséquences de l’omission des soins infirmiers dans les services d’urgence ruraux, où les iniquités contextuelles et structurelles influencent la prestation des soins. Je développe et valide actuellement l’instrument NURSOMIT (Nursing Omission Measurement in Rural Emergency Tool) afin de mesurer et mieux comprendre les profils d’omission des soins infirmiers, d’éclairer les interventions organisationnelles et politiques, et ultimement d’améliorer l’accessibilité et la qualité des soins d’urgence en région rurale canadienne.

Publications

• Provost, J., Paul-Savoie, E., Bourdeau, E., Lapré, J., Duval-Martin, A.-L., Lafrenaye, S., Bourgault, P., Rochefort, C., & Gosselin, E. (2025). Nursing care omissions in postoperative pain management: Secondary analysis of a multimodal analgesia implementation study. [Manuscript submitted for publication]
• Tessier, W., Blais, S., Provost, J., & Ouellet, S. (2025). Double (dual) sequential external defibrillation: A rapid review. Canadian Journal of Emergency Nursing. Advance online publication.
• Provost, J., Gosselin, É., & Rochefort, C. M. (2025). The omission of nursing care in emergency departments: A conceptual analysis using Walker & Avant’s methodology. Journal of Advanced Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.17017
• Provost, J., Gosselin, E., Rochefort, C. (2025). Omission des soins infirmiers: un défi critique pour la qualité des soins de santé. Perspective infirmière, 22(1).
• Provost, J., Gosselin, E., & Rochefort, C. (2024). Understanding Nursing Care Omissions and Assessment Instruments in Emergency Departments: A Scoping Review Protocol. Science of Nursing and Health Practice.
• Provost, J., Ledoux, I., Lavoie, S. (2024). Simulation in situ adaptée aux infirmières en soins d'urgence des centres hospitaliers ruraux: une recherche-action participative. Soins d’Urgence – AIIUQ.
• Lemée, M.-H., Lavoie, S., Provost, J. et al. (2024). Upgrading the Skills of Newly Graduated Rural Nurses Using Immersive Virtual Reality. Clinical Simulation in Nursing.

Funding & Awards

• 2023-2026: Doctoral Scholarship, Bureau de Coopération Interuniversitaire ($31,200).
• 2024: Best Poster Award, CASN Biennial Canadian Nursing Education Conference.
• 2024: Additional Doctoral Scholarship, CIUSSS-Estrie CHUS ($5,000).
• 2023: Complementary Doctoral Scholarship, RRISIQ ($7,800).
• 2023: Research Grant, CIHR - Lab of Pr. Christian Rochefort ($21,000).

Curriculum Vitae

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Contact

Email: Josiane.provost@usherbrooke.ca

Find me online:

• ORCID
• LinkedIn
• GitHub