Nurses
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Community raising funds for London, Ont., nurse as family battles COVID-19 in hospitalThe nurse, who is in her early 20s and works on a COVID-19 unit at the London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC), has quarantined alone at home for the past two weeks.CanadaMay 11
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Ambulance diversion could happen more amid staffing shortages: N.B. health ministerAmbulances had to be diverted from the Dr. Georges-L.-Dumont University Hospital Centre to the Moncton Hospital over of the weekend due to the ongoing nursing shortage.HealthMay 10
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Nurses working during COVID-19 pandemic ‘beyond the point of burnout’Nurses have been working tirelessly over the last year in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. For National Nursing Week, nurses across the provinces share their experiences.LifestyleMay 10
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Registered Practical Nurses struggling with pandemic stress, workload: poll"How long can you expect people to be strong? How long can you expect them to be able to stand up to this?"HealthMay 9
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‘No more money will be offered’: Legault says his government’s offer to labour unions is ‘reasonable’The province said it would increase wages in both education and health — by 18 per cent for new teachers and by 23 per cent for caregivers in Quebec's long-term care homes.EconomyMay 2
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Front-line workers say 3 paid sick days not enoughA Kingston-area MPP, the local hospital workers' union president and the president of the Ontario Nurses' Association call on the Ford government to do more to protect workers.HealthApr 29
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Nurses in Ont. hospitals can now give care outside of ‘regular scope of practice’The province says workers won’t be asked to perform tasks they aren’t qualified for, but some experts say there are still concerns.HealthApr 25
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2 Queen’s U nursing school graduates are moving out to practice in OttawaBoth have had to juggle their coursework and working at Kingston General Hospital in order to graduate.EducationApr 24
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B.C. critical care nurses being redeployed to support COVID cases in Fraser HealthThe current critical care occupancy and need to redeploy is impacting surgeries in Surrey and Abbotsford and at Royal Columbian hospitals.HealthApr 12
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Nurses’ union calls Alberta finance minister hypocritical in contract talksThe union for Alberta's registered nurses says it's "insulting'' and hypocritical for Finance Minister Travis Toews to accuse them of putting their needs first during the pandemic.HealthMar 19
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