www.registered nurse canada.com

www.registered-nurse-canada.com is the first nursing website by a registered nurse in Canada completely devoted to exploring and explaining the uniqueness of the nursing profession in Canada.

Yes there is a nursing shortage in Canada.

....and that means lots of jobs in the nursing profession. That fact alone is enough to make entering a Canadian nursing career attractive.

However, there are many other reasons why you might want to become a RN in Canada. Some of those reasons will be because of the unique nature of the nursing profession, but some of those reasons may be because of the Canadian values and beliefs that form the foundation for the Canadian way of life.

The nursing profession exists worldwide but nursing practice is always influenced by the social context of the country and the role of the RN within the country's health care system.

The nursing profession in Canada is unique.
It deserves it's own presence on the world wide web.

Here's Why

• the nursing profession exists within the publicly funded Canadian health care system


• with the exception of Quebec, baccalaureate education is now the requirement across the country for entry to a registered nursing career.


• at some point in life, every Canadian will require professional nursing services.


• the RN is a respected member of the health care team


• most doctors are self-employed and not employed by hospitals. When a nurse has to "call the doctor" this literally means picking up the phone and making a phone call.


• there are Canadian jobs in nursing available all the time. Canada has never been able to produce enough nurses to meet the demand, and a nursing shortage of 78,000 nurses is predicted by 2011. By the year 2018 the nursing shortage is expected to be so severe that there will be about 113,000 unfilled Canadian jobs in nursing.


• the nursing profession exists within the Canadian social context of equality and rights of access to health care.


• Canada has a federal law called the Canada Health Act that regulates how health care must be delivered.


• a nursing career offers a wide variety of interesting and challenging jobs in nursing that exist in hospitals, communities, and the private sector.


• the nursing profession is a diverse, multicultural population like the Canadian population itself, especially in the urban areas such as Vancouver, British Columbia and Toronto, Ontario.


• jobs in the nursing profession are well paid and comparison of the payscale for a registered nurse across the country shows that some parity for a registered nurse salary has been achieved across the country.


• most Canadian jobs in nursing are represented by labor unions who negotiate salary and working conditions on behalf of the members.

All this information and so much more about the uniquely Canadian way of practicing as a registered nurse.