Did you know that practical nursing positions seem poised to become Canada’s next hot-ticket job? As of 2002, the ratio of practicing registered nurses to the Canadian population was one nurse for every 136 Canadians. As well, the average age of a practicing registered nurse went up to 44.2 years from 42.6 years in 1998. A comprehensive national study, published by the Canadian Nurses Association, predicted a shortage in Canada (except Quebec) of between 59,000-113,000 nurses by 2011.

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