Dr. Jennifer-Lynn Fournier is a lifelong resident of Northern Ontario, Canada. She lives in a rural community with her daughter Shelby Anne who keeps her busy with many outdoor and sporting activities. They have a basset hound named Copper. Jennifer has been a primary healthcare Nurse Practitioner for almost twenty years and has been teaching Nurse Practitioners for the past decade. In her spare time she enjoys yoga, hiking and figure skating.
Nurse practitioner job satisfaction and intent to leave
Perinatal loss
Medical cannabis
Educational credentials
B.A: McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario
BScN: Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario
NP Certificate: Consortium of Ontario University Programs in Nursing - Laurentian University Site
MHS - Leadership Stream - Athabasca University, Edmonton, Alberta
PhD: Rural and Northern Health - Laurentian University
Professional affiliations
NP-PHC Ontario
NP Alberta (CRNA)
Nurse Practitioners' Association of Ontario
Registered Nurses Association of Ontario
Consortium of Ontario University Programs in Nursing. Heale, R., Lamarche, K, Koren, I, Fournier, J., and Mian, O. Total: $26,560. New Nurse Practitioner Preparedness for Practice Study. Approved March, 2013.
Heale, R., Gorham, R., and Fournier, J. (2009). An evaluation of nurse practitioner student barriers to online education. The Journal of Nursing Education and Scholarship, 24(3).
Fournier, J. and Gorham, R. Emphasizing the role of the Nurse Practitioner role in addressing unique challenges associated with benzodiazepine use among the elderly. The Nurse Practitioner Online Journal, March, 2021.
Submitted for Publication: Fournier, J., Lightfoot, N., Larocque, S., Eger, T. & Johnson, J. Nurse Practitioner Intent to Leave: An explanatory theory. Submitted to: The Nurse Practitioner Online Journal, November, 2021.
Accepted for Publication: Fournier, J. Invited Submission - Vignette: Cosmetic Aesthetic Nurse Practitioner Practice. For textbook being prepared by Eric Staples, APN.
Fournier, J. (2019). Commentary on Manoj, S., Moore, Z., Patton, D., et al. The impact of a nurse-led elective direct current cardioversion in atrial fibrillation on patient outcomes: A systematic review. Submitted to: Evidence Based Nursing Journal.
Fournier, J., Lightfoot, N., Larocque, S., Johnson, J., and Eger, T. (2019). Theory of nurse practitioner job satisfaction. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 15(4)
Fournier, J. (2016). Commentary on: Tao, X, Chow, S.K. & Wong, F.K. Nurse led home exercise program for people receiving hemodialysis. From: International Journal of Nursing Studies, 52: 1029-1041. Published in Evidence Based Nursing 19(2).
Fournier, J., Rainville, A., Ingram, J. and Heale, R. (2015). Implementation of an advanced access scheduling system in primary healthcare: one clinic’s experience. Healthcare Quarterly, 18(1).
Koren, I., Mian, O., Heale, R., Lacarte, S., Rukholm, E., Fournier, J. and Lamarche, K. (2014). How well does Ontario’s primary healthcare nurse practitioner education program prepare nurses for advanced professional practice roles and responsibilities. Council of Ontario University Programs in Nursing. Sudbury, Ontario: Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research.
Fournier, J., Heale, R. and Rietze, L. (2012). “I can’t wait”: Improving wait times in primary care. Healthcare Quarterly, 15(1).