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Action to reduce nursing workload
Breakthrough at 2006 bargaining
BCNU made a major breakthrough on nurses' workloads in provincial bargaining 2006. The provincial government and health authorities agreed to measure and address nurses' workloads.
Action to recruit and retain nurses
Addressing workload violence and hallway nursing issues
A presentation from BCNU members and other elected officials Summer/Fall 2007 More...( PDF format: 4.40 Mb)
Gains at nursing policy table
Nursing policy talks with the provincial government led to significant gains on measures to improve the recruitment and retention of nurses and on health and safety.
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Support for education
The Ministry of Health has committed $30 million in 2005/06 to fund enhancement of education for nurses (RNs, RPNs, LPNs). A new BC Health Education Council, with a Nurse' Bargaining Association representative included on the Board of Directors, will be established to oversee the funding.
Front-line Leadership
The Ministry will provide $50 million to increase the number and support the education of front-line leadership at the DC2 and DC3 level. A committee will be struck to review the current status of front-line leadership then develop a report setting out a program for increasing this leadership within each Health Authority.
In addition, $1.2 million over the next four years will be invested to support on-going education through the Nursing Leadership Institute.
Responsive shift scheduling
A memorandum of understanding has been added to the Provincial Collective Agreement that will allow nurses to be creative and develop rotations which better support a work-life balance.
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Nursing Trends
Bringing the future into focus: Projecting RN Retirement in Canada
A report on RN retirement by the Canadian Institute for Health Information, 2003
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Building the Future: An integrated strategy for nursing human resources in Canada
Directed by a pan-Canadian, multi-stakeholder committee, the goal of this project was to create an informed, long term strategy to ensure an adequate supply of nurses to meet the evolving and changing health care needs of Canadians. Click here to link to site -
www.buildingthefuture.ca
Workforce Trends of Registered Nurses in Canada
Nursing statistics compiled annually by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
www.cihi.ca
Select Analytic Reports then Health Human Resources to access reports.
Skill Mix Changes
These documents may be useful in assessing skill mix changes in your worksite:
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