ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 5/6/2013
Letting the air out of the balloon: The Alberta college responds to cost criticisms
Alberta registrar offers rebuttal to colleges investigation - 5/5/2013
Saskatchewan nurses part of group awarded Jubilee medals
When the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) was offered the opportunity to award 30 nurses across Canada with Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee medals, they jumped at the chance. - 5/5/2013
Nurses, IT analysts among top 10 fastest-growing temp jobs
Despite Canada’s bleak employment numbers in recent years, there has been an increase in jobs such as nursing, banking and landscaping — as long as you’re a temporary worker. - 5/5/2013
Letter: Cuts make it hard for nurses to provide proper care
Over the past nine years working on a busy surgical ward, I have come to learn that the most valuable place a nurse can be is at a patient’s bedside. - 5/5/2013
Ontario to require sprinklers in care homes
Ontario is poised to become the first province in Canada to make automatic sprinklers mandatory in all retirement and nursing homes and residences for the disabled. - 5/5/2013
Lack of awareness about leadership nurses provide: CARNA
Registered nurses are the largest group of health professionals working in healthcare but, according to the College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CARNA), there is often a lack of awareness about the leadership they provide. - 5/5/2013
Nurses at risk for shift work sleep disorder
Like police officers, firefighters, doctors, paramedics and pilots, nurses are at risk for developing shift work sleep disorder (SWSD), a syndrome characterized by prolonged insomnia and excessive sleepiness due to the interruption of the body's natural sleep-wake cycles. - 5/5/2013
Techs need to be key players if pharmacy is to survive
Redefining customer service in the new world of pharmacy