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Nursing Students in Demand
For
students who are exploring career paths, the field of
nursing, both in Canada and in the United States, offers
many opportunities. There is a nursing shortage in North
America . The issue is so critical that the Canadian and
U.S. governments are implementing plans to encourage new
nurses into the field, and support existing staff in
hopes of keeping them satisfied with there positions.
Health Canada considers the nursing shortage of 1999
critically severe, due to the fact the need for nursing
could not be met immediately and possibly in the future.
A study by Linda Aiken, nursing professor at the
University of Pennsylvania, reveals that when a nurse
take on four patients over the recommended four
patients, for a total of eight patients, each patients
risk of death increases by 31 per cent. To prevent such
a disaster as the 1999 shortage from happening again,
Health Canada issued a nursing strategy with suggestions
for improvement such as higher enrolment into nursing
schools, adequate placements available for clinical
experience, education and specialization of existing
employees to increase competency and improved management
strategies. This plan is one solution to fall back on,
but because of the aging population and workforce, the
shortage of nurses in Canada looms as an obstacle, which
only a new workforce can alleviate. The only action
which can be taken when nurses are scarce – as the
health-care systems now exist in Canada and the United
States – is for hospitals to transfer patients to a
facility which can accommodate their needs. For a
long-term solution to this shortage, more students need
to enroll into nursing schools, and these schools must
accept more students to make a dent in the demand for
health-care professionals in the future.
Vancouver Career College's pracital nursing program
prepares graduates to provide nursing care in
collaboration with other healthcare professionals.
With the development of competencies necessary for a
Practical Nurse as outlined by the College of Licensed
Practical Nurses of British Columbia, the program
curriculum and practicum prepares the students with the
skills needed to care for selected clients in medical,
surgical or rehabilitation wards of acute care
hospitals.
Graduates may also gain employment in the long-term care
settings, group homes, public schools, special care
units (e.g., Alzheimer units) and home care. The Nursing
Arts courses and the 3 Practicum courses give students
ample opportunity to put theory into practice.
By the end of the preceptorship component, students will
have learned to provide holistic nursing interventions
to patients, with all the relevant clinical experience
to meet professional practice competencies and
standards.
To learn more contact
Vancouver Career College today.
Vancouver Career College Locations:
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