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At the same time, consumption is higher in Canada, with about 12 prescriptions being filled per person each year in Canada and 10.6 in the United States. [97] The main difference is that patented drug prices in Canada average between 35% and 45% lower than in the United States, though generic prices are higher. [ 98 ]
After training as a nurse, Nevielle Leinyuy spent almost a decade in Cameroon working as a front desk receptionist because he was unable to find a decent paying job in the medical field. “They ...
Nurse compensation is under scrutiny as some states, like Iowa, propose capping travel nurse pay, while others, such as Tennessee, are boosting wages up to $32 per hour for new registered nurses.
An increasing number of nurses are trading in traditional hospital-staffing positions for higher-paying temporary jobs with traveling nurse agencies. The difference in pay is often significant.
Some states have a surplus of nurses while other states face a shortage. This is due to factors such as the number of new graduates and the total demand for nurses in each area. Some states face a severe shortage (such as the northwestern states, as well as Texas and Oklahoma), while other states have a surplus of registered nurses.
Canada ranked 4th in the eleven countries for the number of suicides per 100,000 compared, with a rate of 11.8 per 100,000 compared to the U.S. rate of 13.9 which was the highest of the eleven wealthy countries. In both Canada and the United States there has been an increase in "deaths of despair" which includes substance abuse and overdoses. [332]
This analysis was based on March 1 data from nearly 600 U.S. cities, limited to those with populations above 10,000 people and fell within the top 1,000 overall highest-paying for travel nurses.
Five nurses' residences (the Ann Baillie Building, [2] Begbie Hall, [3] the Hersey Pavilion, [4] the Pavillon Mailloux [5] and the St. Boniface Hospital Nurses' Residence [6]) were designated in commemoration of the growing professionalism of nursing and of the expanded role of nurses in health care over the course of the 20th century.