Read selected NURSING by André Picard
'Mommy, are you going to die?'
As in any war, writes ANDRÉ PICARD, the front-line troops doing battle with SARS are making the greatest sacrifices.
Nurses have slowed the progress of the mysterious killer, but many have been placed in quarantine and asked to
work long hours while their families fear the worst
Saturday, April 5, 2003
ANDRÉ PICARD
Study predicts big shortage of nurses
New graduates not coming in fast enough to replace those approaching retirement
Wednesday, June 19, 2002
ANDRÉ PICARD
PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTER
Worsening nurse shortage acute by 2016, study forecasts
Thursday, June 20, 2002
ANDRÉ PICARD PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTER
SOURCE: CANADIAN NURSES ASSOCIATION
Cancer linked to night shifts
Wednesday, October 17, 2001
ANDRÉ PICARD
PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTER
The Globe and Mail
Community foundations join helping hands. Traditional donors and
new high-tech millionaires find home for philanthropy
Monday, May 8, 2000
ANDRÉ PICARD
PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTER
THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Ontarians prefer more nurses over tax cuts, survey finds
Thursday, May 31, 2001
ANDRÉ PICARD
PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTER; Source: Ipsos-Reid
Nursing population growing but aging, institute reports
Thursday, May 24, 2001
ANDRÉ PICARD
PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTER
Nurses cite work conditions in quitting
Monday, May 7, 2001
ANDRÉ PICARD
PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTER
The Globe and Mail
Sick Kids raises nurses' wages, pays out bonus. Move aimed at retaining experienced staff in the face of critical shortage, competition.
Thursday, March 1, 2001
ANDRÉ PICARD
PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTER
WHO WILL CARE? The Health Labour Crisis
The staffing crisis in our health system
PART I: Nurses flee poor pay, unhealthy jobs. Poor conditions stressing out nurses. Lack of secure jobs, heavy workloads are driving droves out of the profession.
PART II: U.S. hospitals draw Canadian nurses south. Why our nurses head south for jobs. They say they won't return until Canada improves opportunities, pay and conditions.
PART III: Job fair in Texas tries to lure nurses back to Canada. Nurses hear the siren song of Canada. But it will take more than flag-waving to bring them home, recruiters acknowledge.
Saturday, February 24, 2001
ANDRÉ PICARD
The growing roar of health care's quiet crisis
Nurses are being driven out by cutbacks and 'toxic'
work environments just when the profession badly needs new blood.
Monday, June 19, 2000
ANDRÉ PICARD
Public Health Reporter
Canada is losing 30% of new nurses, study says
They quit or go to U.S. soon after graduation.
Thursday, February 10, 2000
ANDRÉ PICARD
Public Health Reporter
Brain drain hurts world health: expert
Wednesday, June 21, 2000
ANDRÉ PICARD
Public Health Reporter
The nurse is in -- school, that is
Taking care of the pupils' medical needs is a small part of the job. Mostly, it involves teaching children to be healthy.
Saturday, March 10, 2000
ANDRÉ PICARD
Public Health Reporter
Organ Donation
Easing the choice over the ultimate gift: ORGAN DONATION. Nurse balances tact, sensitivity with the pressure of time at a difficult moment for families.
Monday, January 3, 2000
ANDRÉ PICARD
Public Health Reporter
