Registered Nurse Human Resources

Planning and Forecasting

Planning and forecasting covers the HHR planning practices and models used to predict human and other resource requirements. These practices and models are shaped by HHR supply, the available financial resources for the purchase of human and other resources, the production of educated and trained health-care providers as well as the management, organization and delivery of health services.

CNA

Position Statements

International Trade and Labour Mobility – 2009, found at http://www.cna-aiic.ca/cna/documents/pdf/publications/ps103_international_trade_e.pdf

Canadian Regulatory Framework for Registered Nurses – 2007, found at http://www.cna-nurses.ca/cna/documents/pdf/publications/ps90_canadian_regulatory_2008_e.pdf

Practice Environments: Maximizing Client, Nurse and System Outcomes (CNA and CFNU) – 2006, found at http://www.cna-aiic.ca/CNA/documents/pdf/publications/PS88-Practice-Environments-e.pdf

National Planning for Human Resources in the Health Sector – 2006, found at
http://www.cna-aiic.ca/CNA/documents/pdf/publications/PS81_National_Planning_e.pdf

Regulation and Integration of International Nurse Applicants into the Canadian Health System
– 2005, found at http://cna-aiic.ca/CNA/documents/pdf/publications/PS79_Regulation_e.pdf

Educational Preparation for Entry to Practice – Revised 2004, found at http://cna-aiic.ca/CNA/documents/pdf/publications/PS76_educational_prep_e.pdf

Flexible Delivery of Nursing Education Programs – 2004 (with the Canadian Association
of Schools of Nursing [CASN]), found at
http://www.cna-aiic.ca/CNA/documents/pdf/publications/PS74_flexible_delivery_e.pdf

Promoting Continuing Competence for Registered Nurses – 2004 (with CASN), found at
http://cna-aiic.ca/CNA/documents/pdf/publications/PS77_promoting_competence_e.pdf

Discussion Papers

Action in Diversity: National Nursing Associations Meeting the Health Human Resources
Challenges of the Global HIV/AIDS Pandemic – 2005, found at http://www.cna-aiic.ca/CNA/documents/pdf/publications/Action_in_Diversity_e.pdf

Toward a Pan-Canadian Planning Framework for Health Human Resources:
A Green Paper – 2005 (with CMA), found at http://cna-aiic.ca/CNA/documents/pdf/publications/CMA_CNA_Green_Paper_e.pdf

Research

Lowe, G. S. Making a Measurable Difference: Evaluating Quality of Work
Life Interventions – 2006, found at http://cna-aiic.ca/CNA/documents/pdf/publications/Making_a_Measurable_Difference_2006_e.pdf

Day, R. et al. Educational Preparation Objective B: Student Attrition – 2005, found at
http://www.cna-aiic.ca/CNA/documents/pdf/publications/Student_Attrition_e.pdf

Ferguson, C. and Sobeco, M. Workforce Management Objective C: Phased
Retirement (Enablers and Barriers) and Other Programs for the Retention of
Older Health Care Workers – 2005, found at http://www.cna-aiic.ca/CNA/documents/pdf/publications/Retention_Older_Health_Care_Workers_e.pdf

Jeans, M. A., et al. Navigating to Become a Nurse in Canada: Assessment of International
Nurse Applicants [Final Report] – 2005, found at
http://cna-aiic.ca/CNA/documents/pdf/publications/IEN_Technical_Report_e.pdf

Literature Review Report: Health Human Resource Planning/Modeling Activities for
Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioners – 2005, found at http://www.cnpi.ca/documents/pdf/HHR_Planning_Literature_Review_e.pdf

Literature Review Report: Recruitment and Retention of Primary Health Care Nurse
Practitioners in Canada – 2005, found at
http://www.cnpi.ca/documents/pdf/HHR_Recruitment_Retention_Literature_Review_e.pdf

Rukholm, E., et al. Educational Preparation Objective E: Nurse Educator Careers – 2005,
found at http://cna-aiic.ca/CNA/documents/pdf/publications/Nurse_Educator_Careers_e.pdf

Paul, P., et al. Educational Preparation Objective A: Student Selection Processes – 2005,
found at http://www.cna-aiic.ca/CNA/documents/pdf/publications/Student_Selection_Processes_e.pdf

Succession Planning for Nursing Leadership – 2003, found at http://www.cna-aiic.ca/CNA/documents/pdf/publications/succession_planning_e.pdf

Lowe, G. S. Quality of Worklife Indicators for Nurses in Canada: Workshop Report to the
Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation – 2002, found at
http://cna-aiic.ca/CNA/documents/pdf/publications/quality_workplace_indicators_e.pdf

Planning for the Future: Nursing Human Resources Projections – 2002, found at
http://www.cna-aiic.ca/CNA/documents/pdf/publications/Planning_for_the_future_June_2002_e.pdf

Statistics

Listed below are the most recent statistical reports. For other years, please consult
Publications and Resources under Nursing Statistics.

Regulated Nurses: Trends, 2003 to 2007, found at http://secure.cihi.ca/cihiweb/dispPage.jsp?cw_page=PG_1710_E&cw_topic=1710&cw_rel=AR_2529_E%20style

2007 Workforce Profile of Registered Nurses in Canada, found at http://www.cna-aiic.ca/CNA/documents/pdf/publications/2007_RN_Snapshot_e.pdf

RN Workforce Profiles by Area of Responsibility Year 2007, found at  http://www.cna-aiic.ca/CNA/documents/pdf/publications/2007_RN_Profiles_e.pdf

Nursing Education in Canada Statistics: 2007-2008
Registered Nurse Workforce, Canadian Production: Potential New Supply , found at http://www.cna-aiic.ca/CNA/documents/pdf/publications/Education_Statistics_Report_2007_2008_e.pdf

Nursing Education in Canada, consolidated Statistics for Entry-to-Practice Certificate, Diploma and Baccalaureate Programs:  2006-2007, found at  http://www.cna-aiic.ca/CNA/documents/pdf/publications/Consolidated_Statistics_Report_e.pdf

The Regulation and Supply of Nurse Practitioners in Canada: 2006 Update – 2006,
found at http://www.cna-aiic.ca/CNA/documents/pdf/publications/Nurse_Practitioner_Workforce_Update_2006_e.pdf

Presentations and Briefs

Submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance: Pre-Budget
Consultations 2005 – 2005, found at
http://www.cna-aiic.ca/CNA/documents/pdf/publications/Budget_Submission_2005_e.pdf

Enhancing Health Care, Ensuring Our Future: Pre-Budget Submission to the House of
Commons Standing Committee on Finance – 2004, found at http://www.cna-aiic.ca/cna/documents/pdf/publications/Brf_Std_Cttee_Finance_nov04_e.pdf

Brief to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance: Pre-Budget Consultations – 2003,
found at
http://www.cna-aiic.ca/cna/documents/pdf/publications/CNA_Brief_Standing_Committee_Finance_e.pdf

News Releases

Nurses Across Canada are Reducing Wait Times (March 25, 2009), found at http://www.cna-aiic.ca/cna/news/releases/public_release_e.aspx?id=247

Canada’s Health System Faces Another Year of Nursing Student Graduate Shortfalls (June 18, 2008), found at http://www.cna-aiic.ca/cna/news/releases/public_release_e.aspx?id=236

Canadian Believe That Wait Times and Shortages of Doctors Are the Most Important Health Issues (February 11, 2008), found at http://www.cna-aiic.ca/cna/news/releases/public_release_e.aspx?id=229

Care Guarantees Impossible in Current System (April 20, 2006), found at http://www.cna-aiic.ca/CNA/news/releases/public_release_e.aspx?id=200

Latest Nursing Stats Mean Patients Will Continue to Wait for Care (October 26, 2005), found at
http://www.cna-aiic.ca/CNA/news/releases/public_release_e.aspx?id=193

Informed Health Workforce Essential in Any Health Crisis (October 24, 2005), found at
http://www.cna-aiic.ca/CNA/news/releases/public_release_e.aspx?id=191

Navigating to Become a Nurse in Canada (May 12, 2005), found at http://www.cna-aiic.ca/CNA/news/releases/public_release_e.aspx?id=177

First Comprehensive Study of Nursing Human Resources Released (May 9, 2005), found at
http://www.cna-aiic.ca/CNA/news/releases/public_release_e.aspx?id=173

Nursing Statistics Tell Us Canada Not Prepared for Next Public Health Crisis
(December 14, 2004), found at
http://www.cna-aiic.ca/CNA/news/releases/public_release_e.aspx?id=140

Developing Canada’s Health Human Capital Mandatory RNs Tell House of Commons
(November 24, 2004), found at
http://www.cna-aiic.ca/CNA/news/releases/public_release_e.aspx?id=112

Canada’s Nurses See Latest Data as a Warning: Action Needed to Address Nursing
Shortage (September 17, 2003), found at
http://www.cna-aiic.ca/CNA/news/releases/public_release_e.aspx?id=78

CNA Renews Call for Urgent Action to Address Impact of Aging Nursing Workforce
(July 29, 2003), found at
http://www.cna-aiic.ca/CNA/news/releases/public_release_e.aspx?id=77

CNA Responds to Senate Committee Report on Health (October 25, 2002), found at
http://www.cna-aiic.ca/CNA/news/releases/public_release_e.aspx?id=53

CNA Seeks Action on Nursing Report (August 19, 2002), found at http://www.cna-aiic.ca/CNA/news/releases/public_release_e.aspx?id=54

Canada’s Nursing Shortage Deepens: CNA Study (June 20, 2002), found at
http://www.cna-aiic.ca/CNA/news/releases/public_release_e.aspx?id=62

Senate Committee Recommendations Very Encouraging for Nursing Community
and Canadians (April 18, 2002), found at
http://www.cna-aiic.ca/CNA/news/releases/public_release_e.aspx?id=70

Tough Times Call for Progressive Solutions to Staff Shortages Nursing Groups
Tell Premiers (January 22, 2002), found at
http://www.cna-aiic.ca/CNA/news/releases/public_release_e.aspx?id=72

Fact Sheets

Nurses Offer Solutions for Cost Effective Health Care – 2009, found at
http://www.cna-aiic.ca/CNA/documents/pdf/publications/ROI_Solutions_Cost_FS_e.pdf

The Value of Registered Nurses – 2009, found at http://www.cna-aiic.ca/CNA/documents/pdf/publications/ROI_Value_Of_Nurses_FS_e.pdf

Canadian Nurses Association Databases - 2007, found at
http://www.cna-aiic.ca/CNA/documents/pdf/publications/FS23-CNA-Databases-e.pdf

Federal/Provincial/Territorial Government Documents

Listed below are links to the 2005 HHR plans that the federal/provincial/territorial governments made a commitment to write following the September 2004 first ministers' meeting on the future of health care. Please consult each government website for additional HHR information.

British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Ontario
Québec
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Newfoundland and Labrador
Northwest Territories

Armstrong, P., and Armstrong, H. (2002). Planning for Care: Approaches to
Health Human Resource Policy and Planning [Discussion Paper No. 28, Commission
on the Future of Health Care in Canada], found at
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english/pdf/romanow/pdfs/28_Armstrong_E.pdf

Canadian Nursing Advisory Committee. (2002). Our Health, Our Future:
Creating Quality Workplaces for Canadian Nurses, found at
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hcs-sss/alt_formats/hpb-dgps/pdf/pubs/
2002-cnac-cccsi-final/2002-cnac-cccsi-final_e.pdf

Health Canada. (2005). The Pulse of Renewal: A Focus on Nursing Human Resources, found at
http://www.longwoods.com/product.php?productid=17474&page=1

International Organization Documents

59th World Health Assembly
Resolution WHA59.23 Rapid Scaling up of Health workforce production, found at
http://www.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/WHA59/A59_R23-en.pdf

59th World Health Assembly
Resolution WHA 59.27
Strenghening nursing and midwifery, found at
http://www.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/WHA59/A59_R27-en.pdf

Buchan J and Calman L (2004).
The Global Shortage of Registered Nurses: An Overview of Issues and Actions.
International Council of Nurses, Geneva, Switzerland, found at
http://www.icn.ch/global/shortage.pdf

Buchan J, Kingma M and Lorenzo M (2005).
International Migration of Nurses: Trends and Policy Implications.
International Council of Nurses, Geneva, Switzerland, found at
http://www.icn.ch/global/Issue5migration.pdf

Commission on Graduates of Foriegn Nursing Schools (2005).
2004 Think Tank Monograph: Building Global Alliances II: The Evolving Healthcare Migration
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, found at
http://www.cgfns.org/sections/events/think/2004_think_tank.shtml

International Centre on Nurse Migration, Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools and International Council of Nurses. (2007). Nursing Self Sufficiency [Fact sheet], found at http://www.icn.ch/matters_self_sufficiency.pdf

International Council of Nurses. (2007). Nurse Retention and Migration [Position statement], found at http://www.icn.ch/ps_C06_nurseretenmigration.pdf

International Council of Nurses. (2009). Health Human Resources Planning [Fact sheet], found at http://www.icn.ch/matters_hhr_planning.htm

International Council of Nurses. (2007). Health Human Resources Development [Position statement], found at http://www.icn.ch/ps_D01_hhrd.pdf

International Council of Nurses. (2007). Ethical Nurse Recruitment [Position statement], found at http://www.icn.ch/ps_C03_ethical%20Nurse%20recruitment.pdf

International Council of Nurses. (2006). The Global Nursing Shortage:
Priority Areas for Intervention, found at http://www.icn.ch/global/report2006.pdf

International Council of Nurses and World Health Organization. (2005).
Nursing Regulation – A Futures Perspective [Joint statement], found at
http://www.icn.ch/ps_icn_who_regulation.pdf

International Council of Nurses. (2004). Protection of the Title “Nurse”
[Position statement], found at http://www.icn.ch/pstitle99rev.htm

International Council of Nurses. (Revised, 2004). Scope of Nursing Practice
[Position statement], found at http://www.icn.ch/psscope.htm

Joint Learning Initiative Strategy Report - Human Resoruces for Health: Overcoming the cirisis, found at
http://www.globalhealthtrust.org/indexjli.html

O'Brien-Pallas L, Duffield C, Tomblin Murphy G, Birch S and Meyer R (2005).
Nursing Workforce Planning: Mapping the Policy Trail.
International Council of Nurses, Geneva, Switzerland, found at
http://www.icn.ch/global/Issue2workforce.pdf

World Health Organization. (2006). The World Health Report 2006:
Working Together for Health, found at http://www.who.int/whr/2006/en/index.html

World Health Organization. (2004). A Guide to Rapid Assessment of Human
Resources for Health, found at http://www.who.int/hrh/tools/en/Rapid_Assessment_guide.pdf

World Health Organization. (2004). The Health Workforce: Current Challenges, found at http://whqlibdoc.who.int/hq/2004/WHO_EIP_HRH_2004.2.pdf

Zurn P, Dolea C and Stilwell B (2005).
Nurse Retention and Recruitment: Developing a Motivated Workforce.
International Council of Nurses, Geneva, Switzerland.
http://www.icn.ch/global/Issue4Retention.pdf

Other Documents

Baumann, A., Blythe, J., Kolotylo, C., Underwood, J. (2004). Immigration and Emigration
Trends: A Canadian Perspective [Building the Future project], found at http://www.cna-aiic.ca/CNA/documents/pdf/publications/immigration_emigration_trends_e.pdf

Baumann, A., Blythe, J., Kolotylo, C., Underwood, J. (2004). The International Labour
Market [Building the Future project], found at http://www.cna-aiic.ca/CNA/documents/pdf/publications/International_Nursing_Labour_Market_e.pdf

Baumann, A., Blythe, J., Kolotylo, C., Underwood, J. (2004). Mobility of Nurses in Canada
[Building the Future project], found at
http://www.cna-aiic.ca/CNA/documents/pdf/publications/mobility_nurses_canada_e.pdf

Birch, S. et al. Human Resource Planning and the Production of Health: A Needs-Based Analytical Framework – 2007, found at http://www.hrhresourcecenter.org/node/1592

Birch, S., Thomson, D., Li, X., Wu, C. (2004). Nurse Human Resource Requirements
in Canada: Implications of Changes in Service Delivery [Building the Future project], found at http://www.cna-aiic.ca/CNA/documents/pdf/publications/nurse_human_resource_requirements_e.pdf

Bloor, K. and Maynard, A. (2003). Planning Human Resources in Health Care:
Towards an Economic Approach. An International Comparative Review, found at http://www.chsrf.ca/final_research/commissioned_research/programs/bloor_e.php

Canadian Institute for Health Information. (2008). National Health Expenditures Trends, 1975 to 2008, found at http://secure.cihi.ca/cihiweb/dispPage.jsp?cw_page=PG_1595_E&cw_topic=1595&cw_rel=AR_31_E

Canadian Institute for Health Information. (2005). Workforce Trends of Registered Psychiatric
Nurses in Canada, 2004, found at http://www.cihi.ca/cihiweb/dispPage.jsp?cw_page=PG_398_E&cw_topic=398&cw_rel=AR_1046_E

Canadian Institute for Health Information. (2003). Bringing the Future into Focus: Projecting
RN Retirement in Canada, found at, http://secure.cihi.ca/cihiweb/dispPage.jsp?cw_page=PG_202_E&cw_topic=202&cw_rel=AR_1023_E

El-Jardali, F., and Fooks, C. (2005). An Environmental Scan of Current Views on Health Human
Resources in Canada: Identified Problems, Proposed Solutions and Gap Analysis
[Report of the Health Council of Canada],
found at http://www.healthcouncilcanada.ca/docs/summit05/EnvironScanENG.pdf

Hayes, L., McGrath, J., and O’Brien-Pallas, L. (2004). The Nursing Union Activist
Focus Group Report [Building the Future project], found at
http://www.cna-aiic.ca/CNA/documents/pdf/publications/Nurse_Union_Activists_Report_e.pdf

Health Council of Canada. (2006). Health Care Renewal in Canada: Clearing the
Road to Equality, found at http://www.healthcouncilcanada.ca/en/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=70&Itemid=72

Health Council of Canada. (2005). Modernizing the Management of Health Human
Resources in Canada: Identifying Areas for Accelerated Change [Summit report], found at http://www.healthcouncilcanada.ca/docs/papers/2005/HCC_HHRsummit_2005_eng.pdf

Kephart, G., Maaten, S., O’Brien-Pallas, L., Tomblin Murphy, G., and Milburn, B. (2004).
Simulation Analysis Report [Building the Future project], found at
http://www.cna-aiic.ca/CNA/documents/pdf/publications/simulation_analysis_report_e.pdf

Maslove, L. (2004). Scan of Health Human Resource Policy Initiatives [Presentation to
the health human resources modelers project advisory committee],
found at http://www.cprn.org/en/doc.cfm?doc=1148

Modernizing the Management of Health Human Resources in Canada: Identifying Areas for Accelerated Change, found at
http://www.healthcouncilcanada.ca/en/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=58&Itemid=9

O’Brien Pallas, L., Tomblin-Murphy, G., & Shamian, J.  Understanding the costs and outcomes of nurses’ turnover in Canadian hospitals (Nursing turnover study) (2008), found at www.hhrchair.ca/research.cfm

O’Brien-Pallas, L., Tomblin Murphy, G., Andress, I., White, S., Hayes, L., and Luba, M.
(2005). Survey of Employers: Health Care Organizations' Chief Executive Officers
[Building the Future project], found
at http://www.cna-aiic.ca/CNA/documents/pdf/publications/Survey_of_employers_e.pdf

O’Brien-Pallas, L., Tomblin Murphy, G., Laschinger, H., White, S., and Milburn, B.
(2004). Survey of Employers: Health Care Organizations’ Senior Nurse Managers
[Building the Future project], found
at http://www.cna-aiic.ca/CNA/documents/pdf/publications/senior_nurse_managers_e.pdf

O’Brien-Pallas, L., Tomblin Murphy, G., Laschinger, H., White, S., Wang, S., and McCulloch, C. (2005).
Canadian Survey of Nurses from Three Occupational Groups [Building the Future project], found at http://www.cna-aiic.ca/CNA/documents/pdf/publications/canadian_nurses_survey_3occupational_groups_e.pdf

Pringle, D., Green, L., and Johnson, S. (2004). Nursing Education in Canada: Historical
Review and Current Capacity [Building the Future project], found at http://www.cna-aiic.ca/CNA/documents/pdf/publications/nursing_education_canada_e.pdf

Tomblin Murphy, G., Maaten, S., Smith, R., and Butler, C. (2005). Review of
Concurrent Research on Nursing Labour Market Topics [Building the Future project], found at http://www.cna-aiic.ca/CNA/documents/pdf/publications/Review_of_concurrent_research_e.pdf

Wang, S., Nagle, L., Li, X., and Wu, C. (2005). Technological Change [Building the Future project],
found at http://www.cna-aiic.ca/CNA/documents/pdf/publications/technological_change_e.pdf

Ward, T. (2005). Planning for Health Human Resources: Breaking New Ground Yet Again
[Opening address to the Consultation Conference on Health Human Resource
Planning, Saskatchewan], found at http://www.cprn.org/en/doc.cfm?doc=1342

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