CBC Maritimes

Is there a connection between the nursing shortage in the Maritimes and the requirement of a 4-year university degree ?

Is the 4-year university degree requirement contributing to the nursing shortage by raising the financial bar too high ? Or are the time and cost necessary to meet the demands of modern nursing ?
Roxanne Tarjan is Executive Director of the Nurses' Association of New Brunswick.
Dr Vera Dewar's efforts contributed to the opening of the UPEI School of Nursing in 1992, making the Island the first province in Canada to set the baccalaureate degree as the entry-level requirement for nursing.
They defended the baccalaureate requirement and pointed to other reasons for the inadequate supply of new nurses.

The days when a high school diploma was enough to launch you into a career are long over. On Monday, we heard from Ray Ivany - President of Acadia University, an former head of the Nova Scotia Community College system. He explained how labour shortages have created a desperate need to recruit and train new workers, and mentioned heightened efforts to tap into groups which have traditionally been under-represented - including young people in the aboriginal & African-Canadian communities.
The Transition Year Program at Dalhousie University helps students make the passage into university. Its one-year program is aimed squarely at First Nations and African-Canadian adults, and prepares them to meet standard Dalhousie entrance requirements. Its director, Patti Doyle-Bedwell, told us what it's been able to accomplish.

We've already heard plenty about the flu - both H1N1 & seasonal - and what's being done to protect humans. But are there seasonal diseases that strike pets ? Can we infect them ? Can they infect us?  Dr Eric Carnegy answered all your questions about looking after your pets