The Nursing Human Resources Challenge of the 21st Century

ACEN’s Position
ACEN believes that the current health care system cannot be sustained unless immediate action is taken to address the growing shortage of nurses in Canada and across the world. For this reason ACEN strongly recommends that jurisdictions across Canada:
1. Review recommendations described in the Pan Canadian Human Resources Study
that focus on mitigation of the impact of the growing nursing shortage,
2. Immediately develop and implement strategies that will increase the supply and
retention of nurses, and
3. Maximize the use of technology to support care delivery.

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Nursing Research, Knowledge Generation, Transfer and Dissemination

ACEN’s Position
ACEN believes that in order to advance safe, appropriate and cost-effective nursing care, nursing practice must be founded on a sound knowledge base that is developed through research and levels of evidence. Sustaining best practices in nursing and health care now and into the future depends on the generation, testing, dissemination and uptake of new knowledge, and on systems designed to support
nurses to use new evidence as it emerges and to be innovative in their practice.

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Safe, Reliable Health Care in Canada

ACEN’s Position
ACEN believes that access to safe, reliable, quality care is a fundamental right of all Canadians. The involvement and leadership of nurses are essential elements in creating a safe and reliable health care system. The system depends upon nurses who are involved in direct clinical care to be the “eyes and ears” – the assessors and monitors of patients, the coordinators of the care team and the interceptors of errors before they occur. The system depends upon the system knowledge and experience of nursing leaders to identify issues, advocate for, initiate strategies and provide ongoing support for safe clinical environments.

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