Feds should listen to health-care ask to avoid nursing catastrophe

Concerted government action is urgently needed to turn the tide and stem the exodus of nurses from the system.
Premiers have been asking the federal government to increase health transfers for years so they can make critically needed investments into nursing, writes Linda Silas.
Nothing prepares you for your first serious car accident patient in the emergency room. Or the first time a child dies while you are on duty. I remember a few scenes from early in my nursing career vividly. The trauma is etched into my memory. But before the end of a hard shift, our nurse manager an...

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