Background: What are the learning needs of nurses providing services to Canada's First
Nations Communities and Hospitals? First Nations (or Indian Band) are similar to …

Background: Countries around the world are experiencing a current and projected ongoing
shortage of nurses. Internationally educated nurses are an underused, valuable human …

BACKGROUND: This study reports perceptions of the continuing education (CE) needs of
nursing unit staff in 40 rural healthcare facilities (10 hospitals and 30 long-term care …

Background: Difficulty recruiting and retaining well-qualified nursing staff can frustrate rural
hospitals. Collaborative relationships between university nursing programs and rural …

In traditional aboriginal cultures, health care involves a holistic approach that includes
physical, spiritual, emotional and mental aspects (Waldram, Herring, & Young, 1995). In a …

Aboriginal youth is one of the fastest growing of all populations in Saskatchewan today. This
is a prime group to target for training in the health care professions. The need for strategies …

Nurses need to gain knowledge and experience that will assist them to practice in a global
environment. This article shares the unique experiences of a university in providing a …

Advanced nursing practice is an umbrella term describing an advanced level of clinical
nursing practice that maximizes the use of graduate educational preparation, in-depth …

In 2002, Health Canada (First Nations and Inuit Health Branch) funded the Canadian
Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN) to facilitate a national task force on Aboriginal …

The importance of preparing nurses adequately to meet the health needs of Aboriginal
people cannot be understated. Much of the reason for negative attitudes among nurses is a …