Canadian Governments Must Act Now to Address Nursing Shortage: Union
Posted on: Tuesday, 5 June 2007, 15:00 CDT
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. (CP) - The federal and provincial governments must immediately provide more funding to address a massive shortage of nurses, the head of Canada's nurses union said Tuesday at the organization's annual convention.
Linda Silas, president of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions, is also encouraging the implementation of nurse-to-patient ratios across the country.
"Governments provincially and federally, they understand the issue. They're just not fast enough," Silas said in an interview.
"I'm a critical-care nurse. If I have a patient in a critical-care situation, I don't study him to death. I act, and that's what we're missing across the country."
No jurisdiction in Canada currently has a nurse-to-patient ratio system, but Silas said Saskatoon will be the first to have one.
Silas said both levels of government need to concentrate their efforts on retaining older nurses and providing permanent, full-time jobs for those entering the profession, citing studies suggesting Canada has a shortfall of up to 16,000 nurses.
About 700 nurses are in St. John's for the annual convention of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions.
Source: Canadian Press
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