Provides province wide guidance to support development of strategies and plans regarding community health plans, models of care, and support to achieve appropriate skill and distribution levels of staffing,
Looks at the policies that impact or relate to medical relocation, the estimated number of individuals who relocate for medical reasons, and community medical facilities.
Updates information from Nature of Nursing Practice in Rural and Remote Canada: An Analysis of Policy Documents published in 2003. Search involved grey literature and government documents from Canada, United States, Australia and New Zealand and generated 29 results. Five thematic areas were found: advanced practice; nursing practice issues; educational preparation of registered nurses; physician supply; and health care delivery.
Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, vol. 4, no. 9, 2014, pp. 33-43
Description
Discusses approaches taken by the College of Nursing at the University of Saskatchewan to create and implement a program aimed at building a local Indigenous health professional workforce.
Guide enhances clinical education and practical best practices for inclusion of Aboriginal health and culture into the health sciences curriculum. Includes background information and generic training and support materials to use in northern and rural areas.