Against the Odds: An Update on Aboriginal Nursing in Canada

In 2002, Health Canada (First Nations and Inuit Health Branch) funded the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN) to facilitate a national task force on Aboriginal nursing. The task force was co-chaired by Dr. David Gregory and Professor Fjola Hart Wasekeesikaw. Recommendations from this t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gregory, David M.
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: School of Health Sciences, University of Lethbridge 2007
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10133/522
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Summary:In 2002, Health Canada (First Nations and Inuit Health Branch) funded the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN) to facilitate a national task force on Aboriginal nursing. The task force was co-chaired by Dr. David Gregory and Professor Fjola Hart Wasekeesikaw. Recommendations from this task force centered on five thematic areas: preparation; recruitment; admission, nursing access and bridging programs; student progression; and, post-graduation recruitment and retention. Against the Odds: An Update on Aboriginal Nursing in Canada provides a “snapshot” picture of progress made during the past five years. Funding for Against the Odds: An Update on Aboriginal Nursing in Canada was provided by the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN) under the auspices of Health Canada (First Nations and Inuit Health Branch).