Lisa McKendrick Calder

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In honour of National Nursing Week May 6-12, consider asking a nurse about their work life. Demand for nursing services in Canada far exceeds the current supply of nurses. (Shutterstock)

How the nursing shortage is affecting the health‑care system, patients and nurses themselves

Lisa McKendrick Calder, MacEwan University; Leanne Topola, MacEwan University, and Tanya Heuver, MacEwan University

Surveying more than 5,500 nurses about the realities of their work lives highlights how a shortage of nursing staff could compromise Canadians’ ability to access safe, compassionate care.
A fundamental component for training health-care professionals is interacting with patients and families. (Shutterstock)

Solving Canada’s shortage of health professionals means training more of them, and patients have a key role in their education

Lisa McKendrick Calder, MacEwan University; Eleftheria Laios, Queen's University, Ontario; Kerry Wilbur, University of British Columbia; Lorelli Nowell, University of Calgary, and Whitney Lucas Molitor, University of South Dakota

Each encounter that health-care students have with patients and families helps them understand real-world patient needs. That means all Canadians have a role in educating future health-care providers.

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