Nursing

• ‘Interest is crazy over the top’: Kamloops nursing program celebrates successful first year

  The 15 available seats for the nurse practitioner program were quickly snapped up and hundreds of people are on a waiting list.

  Health

  May 11
  
• St. Lawrence College in Kingston, Ont. receives accreditation for degree in science nursing

  St. Lawrence College says it received accreditation for its bachelor of science in nursing program, noting it represents a commitment to excellence in nursing education.

  Canada

  Apr 9
  
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• Overworked healthcare staff leads to safety risks, toxic work environment: CFNU report

  "After you've worked 16, 18, 20, 24 hours, I really don't want you to be pushing very serious drugs into my system," she said.

  Economy

  Jan 12
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• Peterborough nurse pens self-help book for frontline health-care workers

  Shawna Longford of Peterborough said that over the past four years, she collected and wrote about the funniest — and most difficult — parts of her job.

  Health

  Oct 25, 2023
• A private form of nursing and its rising costs across Manitoba

  Agency nursing is gaining traction but so are its costs, with more nurses opting to work in that system -- increasing the demand for salaries and operational costs

  Health

  Sep 11, 2023
• Ontario funds return of dedicated offload nursing program at Ross Memorial Hospital

  On Monday, the City of Kawartha Lakes and Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay announced the province is providing up to $195,000 in one-time funding.

  Health

  Sep 11, 2023
• UNBSJ announces accelerated nursing program for next fall

  The University of New Brunswick in Saint John will have a new accelerated nursing program scheduled to start in September 2024.

  Education

  Sep 1, 2023
• PRHC must add 107 beds, 493 staff over next 4 years to meet demand: report

  The Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU) released a new report outlining ongoing issues with inadequate staffing at hospitals across the province and demands for more hiring.

  Health

  Aug 23, 2023
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• Panel recommends Campbellford Memorial Hospital dissolve nurse float resource pool

  Following a three-day hearing in June, a nursing panel has provided 141 recommendations to improve working conditions in the medical/surgical units at the 70-year-old hospital.

  Health

  Aug 17, 2023
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• 5 Alberta LPNs’ fight to be classified as ‘direct nurses’ continues as some unions push back

  A group of LPNs pushing to have their jobs reclassified as direct nurses is now waiting to hear from the Alberta Labour Relations Board on where their fight goes next.

  Health

  Jul 5, 2023