RhPAP U Pillar V-Rural Health Workforce
In Alberta, over 10 per cent of the rural workforce is employed in health care and social assistance, and they are making a difference...
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Collaboration leads to recruitment success in Northern Alberta
For communities in Northern Alberta, attracting health professionals, and retaining them once they are there, can be a challenge. That’s why a new collaboration between...
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Rural VIP No. 19: Primary Care
Rural VIP No. 19: Primary care For May’s survey, we asked the Rural Voice Information Panel (Rural VIP) members about their experience with primary care in their...
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It’s Alberta Rural Health Week
It’s Alberta Rural Health Week! Provide your local health-care heroes a healthy dose of recognition Today, we kick off Alberta Rural Health Week with five...
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RhPAP U Pillar II – Rural Health Policy
RhPAP U is a new online resource for information on rural health in Alberta created by the Rural Health Professions Action Plan....
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Unexpected journey leads Ponoka graduate to return home for nursing career
Job during gap year ignites a passion for health care Never say never has a new meaning for MacKenzy Hatala. When the...
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At-risk babies come FIRST at recent ACoRN training session for northern clinical nurse educators
Now, thanks to a recent on-line course, at-risk newborns in Northen Alberta will have a greater chance to grow up strong and...
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Home-care role different than acute care
Home-care nurses often have to bite their tongues and listen. What it means to care for someone in their own home is...
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Rural nurses must be prepared for any health crisis
Nurses never quite know what they will be dealing with when a patient arrives at a rural hospital. In her previous role...
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Northern nurses love living and working rural
Registered nurse, Lawrence McNeil, knew rural Alberta was where he belonged even before he enrolled in nursing school in Edmonton. McNeil was working part-time...
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Fondness for rural life drives Ponoka RN’s passion for health care
Dennie Hycha enjoys gazing out her office window and taking in the picture-perfect view. The registered nurse is not looking out the...
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City-raised registered nurse falls in love with the rural practice and lifestyle in Rocky Mountain House
Heather Halladay, a registered nurse in Rocky Mountain House, grew up in the city. She also went to university in the city...
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