Licensed practical nurses (LPNs) employed in nursing grew 29% in Alberta in a five year period, yet the province has the second lowest number of LPNs per population of any Canadian jurisdiction and fewer than half work full time.
A Cox South nurse who would not get a flu vaccine and was fired for subsequently refusing to wear a surgical mask said Tuesday she now thinks the hospital violated its policy by not offering her other options.
After 13 years at the helm of Canada's national pharmacists' advocacy group, Jeff Poston has announced his retirement as executive director of the Canadian Pharmacists' Association.
