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Investing in Canada’s Nursing Workforce Post-Pandemic: A Call to Action - May 2022

12 May 2022

Investing in Canada’s Nursing Workforce Post-Pandemic: A Call to Action 3 Mandate and Scope This report aims to identify and better understand factors that have contributed to longstanding nursing shortages in Canada and worldwide, and to develop recommendations to aid in preventing further attrition of Canadian nurses from point of care roles in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. [...] Case Study: Interviews with nurses in Nova Scotia and Saskatchewan Objective III: Examine the effectiveness of policies and strategies (as identified in method component 2) and report the experiences of nurses with policies and strategies, shortages, and the exodus from the profession. [...] • Establish a National Coalition of Nursing Experts and Leaders to guide the production of rapid reviews and policy briefs to inform key nursing policy, planning and management actions, and to inform the development of a sustainable strategy to address ongoing needs related to recruitment, retention, and enhanced work environments for nurses. [...] There is an urgent need to understand the factors contributing to longstanding nursing shortages in Canada and past waves of departure, to ensure the healthcare system can continue to respond effectively through the remainder of the pandemic and prevent a predicted mass exodus of nurses from the system post-pandemic. [...] The impact amongst nurses significantly increased between the evaluation of the of the COVID-19 pre-pandemic period and early pandemic period (April- impact of Covid-19 on pandemic on mental May 2020), from 30.8% to 44.7%, and 20.3 to 30.9%, the mental health of health of nurses in respectively health workers across British Columbia, • The prevalence of anxiety and depression symptoms contexts Can.
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103
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Canada