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Nursing workforce study, volume 1 : demographic context and health system structure for nursing services in Canada Kazanjian, Arminée, 1947-; Rahim-Jamal, Sherin, 1963-; Wood, Laura Christine, 1955-; MacDonald, Allyson

Abstract

This study was commissioned by the Federal/Provincial/Territorial Advisory Committee on Health Human Resources (ACHHR) to develop baseline data on the supply and education of Registered Nurses (RNs), Registered Psychiatric Nurses (RPNs), and Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs), and on employer practices pertaining to the deployment of all patient care providers. The study results are published in five separate volumes. Volume 1 of the study "Demographic Context and Health System Structure for Nursing Services in Canada", provides a general overview of demographic and system changes; it describes the current demographic context for nursing practice and the structure of provincial/territorial health care delivery systems. The demographic analyses are based on 1996 Census data. Provincial/territorial health care delivery information for the most part are obtained from "Health System Reform in Canada, 1997," by Health Canada.

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Title
Nursing workforce study, volume 1 : demographic context and health system structure for nursing services in Canada
Alternate Title
HHRU 00:3
Creator
Kazanjian, Arminée, 1947-; Rahim-Jamal, Sherin, 1963-; Wood, Laura Christine, 1955-; MacDonald, Allyson
Contributor
University of British Columbia. Centre for Health Services and Policy Research
Publisher
Health Human Resources Unit (HHRU)
Date Issued
2000-04
Description
This study was commissioned by the Federal/Provincial/Territorial Advisory Committee on Health Human Resources (ACHHR) to develop baseline data on the supply and education of Registered Nurses (RNs), Registered Psychiatric Nurses (RPNs), and Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs), and on employer practices pertaining to the deployment of all patient care providers. The study results are published in five separate volumes. Volume 1 of the study "Demographic Context and Health System Structure for Nursing Services in Canada", provides a general overview of demographic and system changes; it describes the current demographic context for nursing practice and the structure of provincial/territorial health care delivery systems. The demographic analyses are based on 1996 Census data. Provincial/territorial health care delivery information for the most part are obtained from "Health System Reform in Canada, 1997," by Health Canada.
Subject
Health human resources; Nursing -- Canada; Nurses -- Supply and demand -- Canada; Nurses -- Employment -- Canada; Health services administration -- Canada; Nurses -- Canada -- Statistics; Nurses -- supply & distribution -- Canada -- Statistics; Nursing -- manpower -- Canada -- Statistics; Health Services Administration -- Canada
Genre
Report
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2014-10-16
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 Canada
DOI
10.14288/1.0075954
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/50757
Affiliation
Health Care and Epidemiology, Department of; Medicine, Faculty of; Population and Public Health (SPPH), School of
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty; Researcher
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ca/
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