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Table of Contents
Introduction..........................................................................................................................2
Background..........................................................................................................................2
Definition and scope............................................................................................................4
Benefits and challenges.......................................................................................................5
Impacts and implications.....................................................................................................6
Recommendations................................................................................................................7
Conclusion...........................................................................................................................8
Reference List....................................................................................................................10

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Introduction
It is imperative to assess the fact that the issues in nursing and health systems in Canada
must be treated properly. The health and the wellbeing of the nurse must be taken proper care so
that Canada can provide optimum support to the patients (Alves & Guirardello, 2016). If the
nurses are not well and fit, then odd implications will be seen on the patients, and Canada will
not be receiving proper care. Patients require vigilant monitoring and vigilant advocacy which
needs to be provided by the nurses. To do so, proper steps must be taken to ensure that the nurses
are protected in the workplace, and Canada must be helped out of different kinds of illness
Canada face. In this report, various issues which are faced by nurses in Canada will be explained
in a proper way. During their shift times, nurses have to be very active as there are different
demands from different patients (Terry, Lê, Nguyen & Hoang, 2015). There are different kinds
of patients who require different ways to look after them, so nurses need to be well and fit to
meet the various needs of the patients.
In Canada, there is a shortage of the number of nurses in the healthcare systems. With the
increase in the number of patients, the nurses have to take up heavy workloads which is a

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significant problem for them. The main idea for the conduction of this report is to identify the
major trends in nursing and the various problems which are faced by nurses in Canada.
Background
With the decrease in the number of nurses in the healthcare system, there is increased
pressure on the existing nurses, which causes a lot of problems for them. The time which is
required for taking care of the patient is much more than expected, which requires a good
number of nurses in the healthcare system. The various hazards which are encountered by the
nurses can affect their health in both short term as well as longer-term (Boamah, Read & Spence
Laschinger, 2017).
The healthcare system around the world needs to tackle these problems which are faced
by the nurses as the healthcare system is a significant sector in the world. Some of the problems
which might be encountered by nurses around the world are musculoskeletal injuries, infections,
various changes in the mental health and various other injuries (Déry, D'Amour, Blais & Clarke,
2015). These are significant problems which might have long term as well as long term effects
on the nurses. Besides the injuries, there are various other problems which are faced by nurses,

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including stress in work, extended shift hours, overtime and various other psychological
demands in the workplace (Fallatah, Laschinger& Read, 2017). The long shift hours which are
demanded by the healthcare system owing to the lack of nurses have an adverse effect on the
mental state and motivation of the nurses. With the implication of long shift hours, the nurses
have problems in dealing with their family and social life.
The personal lifestyle of the nurse changes and Canada face different problems in coping
up with their daily lives after completing their shift. Since there is overtime, most of the nurses
do not get adequate sleep in their daily lives. With the lack of sleep, there are performance issues
among the nurses and the various needs of the patients are not appropriately met (Boamah,
Laschinger, Wong & Clarke, 2018). With the presence in the lack of sleep, there are increased
risk of patients who are under the supervision of the nurses. Workplace violence is one of the
significant issues which are faced by nurses from all over the world. During their job, the nurse
faced major problems from both their patients as well as co-workers. The workplace hazards
which are faced by the nurses are not appropriately treated the healthcare system, which causes a
lot of problems among the nurses, and Canada face a lot of health issues (Pineau Stam, Spence

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Laschinger, Regan & Wong, 2015). It has been seen that the rates of injuries are more in the
healthcare system than any other working industries around the world.
Definition and scope
In the workplace, issues in nursing and health systems of the workers is a significant
concern. All the industries around the world are aware of the various benefits of taking care of
the issues in nursing and health systems of the workers in the workplace (Spence Laschinger,
Zhu & Read, 2016). With the implementation of issues in nursing and health systems measures,
the productivity of the workers working in the workplace increases by a considerable margin and
the overall productivity of the company increases. In the healthcare system around the world, the
issues in nursing and health systems of the people working in the workplace are not adequately
met. The nurses are the main components of the healthcare systems, and Canada are the only
person who can meet the various needs of the healthcare systems (Braedley, Owusu, Przednowek
& Armstrong, 2018). The nurse in Canada are adequately trained to provide excellent services to
the patients of the country, but there are specific issues and challenged faced by them in their
job.

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The various issues and challenged which are being faced by them have an impact on their
efficiency. The various challenges which are being faced by the nurses and the healthcare system
are lesser number of nurses, lack of funds in taking care of the issues in nursing and health
systems of the nurses and lack of understanding of the government in taking care of the nurses.
In Canada, there is an upsurge of different provinces who are taking care of the nurses (Braedley,
Owusu, Przednowek & Armstrong, 2018). Steps are being taken to ensure that the nurses are
getting proper jobs, and Canada are not sitting idle.
Issues in nursing and health systems of the employees in the workplace is a significant
issue around the world. Healthcare system is the most critical industry which acts towards the
betterment and the safety of the people so proper steps must be taken to ensure the issues in
nursing and health systems of the nurses in the system. Nurses and the healthcare system must be
looked after by the government of Canada to ensure that the patients in the country are being
provided with proper services. In the context of the modern healthcare system, there are added
pressure on the nurses owing to the boost in the population so the health and the safety of the
present nurses must be adequately maintained (Laschinger, 2014).

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Benefits and challenges
The government of Canada have been seen to create various opportunities for nurses.
There are many provinces across the country which are working towards the implementation of
helping the nurses of the healthcare systems. The various provinces across the country have been
seen to be finding full-time jobs for the nurses.
Ontario has been seen to be providing nurses with full-time jobs as Canada understand
the various needs of the nurses. Many initiatives have been put together by Ontario to make sure
that every aspiring nurse in the country is provided jobs, and Canada are happy in their
workplace (Nowrouzi et al., 2015). It has been seen that there is an increase in the population in
the country, which is demanding the implementation of more nurses. Nurses without jobs
constitute a significant loss for the country, so steps must be taken to ensure that every nurse who
is passing out are given jobs to meet the need of the patients in the country.
There are significant challenges which are faced by the healthcare system and nurses of
Canada. In rural areas, people are unable to get access to any significant healthcare system. Most
of the significant healthcare system is situated in the urban cities of the country. These gaps in

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geography, as well as health, are a significant problem in Canada. One of the significant
challenges which are faced by the healthcare system of Canada is that the Medicare system of the
country does not cover all the expenses of the various medical services provided by the
healthcare systems of Canada (Tutty, 2015).
The various benefits and challenges which are being faced by the nurses and the
healthcare systems of Canada are significant in taking care of the nurses in the country. There are
various factors in which the healthcare systems of a country depends on the place where the
patient hails from and the place where the patient is being treated (Baptiste, 2015). The basic
requirements which are needed by the healthcare facilities are provided by the Canadian
government. The federal funds which are issued by the Canadian government are essential in
taking care of the various patients in the healthcare systems of the country (Stimpfel, Djukic,
Brewer & Kovner, 2019). There are many areas in which the Canadian healthcare systems and
the nurses in the country are being helped at, but there are certain areas which need to be looked
after by the government to ensure that proper steps are taken in providing better work experience
to the employees and better treatment to the patients.

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Impacts and implications
When it comes to the area of taking care of the patient, nurses are the key players who
come forward. Nurses are the significant elements in the healthcare systems who work towards
the betterment of the healthcare of the patients as well as fame of the healthcare systems. The
healthcare system of Canada has identified the nurses as the main elements towards the better
services which are provided to the patients in the country. With the help of the nurses, the
doctors can know the various changes and the challenges which are faced by the patients.
The care plan, which is carried out by a nurse helps the patients with different diseases to
cope up and also help the doctors in providing better treatment to the patient. The nurses of
Canada are known to be equipped with various medical equipment which Canada use efficiently
to monitor the various changes in the patient. The nurses are also qualified enough to provide
emergency treatments to the patient when the time comes.
The nursing managers in the healthcare system of Canada find it challenging in forming
comprehensive human resource management for the nurses in the country. The nurses are the
main concern for human resource management. The various kind of qualified work which are

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performed by the nurses of Canada are beneficial for the human resource management in
bringing a balance between the goals of the healthcare system and financial consideration of the
healthcare system. The various needs of the staffs are met by the healthcare system, which
includes the various needs for the recruitment of the nurses and retaining the recruited nurses
(Morrison & Korol, 2014). Keeping in mind the need for professional nurses in the country, the
human resource management is profoundly affected by this factor.
There are specific implications of nursing which needs to be taken care of by the nurses.
The nurse must be capable of understanding the various problem of the patient, and Canada must
work towards improving their decision taking the time. During circumstances when there is no
availability of the doctors, the nurses have to come up with a confident decision to take care of
the patients which need to be taken in the peak of time. The nurses must be capable of
maintaining the health of the patient and try to keep them alive before help arrives.
Recommendations
The Canadian government must look forward to improving the issues in nursing and
health systems services for the nurses in the country. There are increased needs for the nurses in

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the country which needs to be addressed by the healthcare system of the country. More nurses
need to be hired by the healthcare system to meet the increasing needs of the patient. It has been
seen that due to the absence of more number of nurses, the existing nurses have to do overtime
which is decreasing their efficiency. The government for the country needs to provide certain
benefits to the nurses of the country so that the healthcare system can attract more nurses. The
country also must make sure that no nurses are out of a job. If the nurses get a full-time job with
reasonable payment, then Canada will be readily accepting the job.
The involvement of human resource and the Canadian government is significant in
providing a safe and secure workplace for the nurses in Canada (Morrison & Korol, 2014). The
government of the country must implement individual policies which will be taking care of the
nurses from the various illness which might be caused to them in the workplace. In the context of
overtime, the human resource management of the healthcare departments must bring more nurses
in the system so that the shift timing of the nurses are kept fixed. No added pressure must be
brought on the nurses, and Canada must get proper time to live their personal life freely.

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The nurse must be given proper training by the healthcare facilities to take care of
themselves. The nurses must be made aware of the various hazards which might be faced by
them while conducting their work. The various ways by the help of which the stress of the nurses
can be controlled must be taught to them so that Canada can balance their personal and work life.
One can quickly agree with the facts of the literature review regarding the various
challenges which are faced by the nurses. With the massive increase in pollution, there is
increased pressure on the nurses to treat different patients with different problems. Canada is no
exception to these problems, and the country needs to cope up with the increasing needs of the
patients of the country. With the increase in the population of the country, the nurses are bound
to face different problems which need to be solved by the g9vernment and the healthcare system
of Canada.
Conclusion
To conclude, it can be said that there are various issues which are being faced by the
nurses of Canada regarding their issues in nursing and health systems. The healthcare system of
the country needs to look after their nurses since Canada are the main assets of the country.

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There are various issues of the nurses who are not being adequately addressed by the country.
There are significant implications if the various needs of the nurses are not appropriately met.
The healthcare system needs to address the various needs of the nurses as if proper attention is
not given the issues in nursing and health systems of the nurses, then the efficiency of the nurses
will be going down.
If the efficiency of the nurses goes down, then the patients in the country will not be
provided excellent services. Both the government, as well as the human resource management of
the country, must be aware of the various changes which are needed for the nurses of Canada.
Proper hiring needs to be done by the human resource management to ensure that the increased
pressure which is put upon the nurses in the healthcare system will be removed. The Canadian
government needs to come up with individual plans by the aid of which better services are
provided to the nurses of the country. The nurses are the main backbone of the healthcare system
of Canada, so steps must be taken to ensure that their issues in nursing and health systems are
adequately addressed.

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