Shaping the Generational Future of Healthcare in Canada. Makayla Sam University of Ottawa NSG 4101 History of Canadian Nursing Professor Megan Manning RN, MSc April 13, 2023 Evolution and Expansion in Canadian Healthcare In Kathryn McPherson’s work “Bedside Matters,” she portrays 5 generations of nurses, dating until 1990. These generational differences provide groundwork that helps us comprehend how nursing has changed in Canada. However, as we are in 2024, it becomes important to reassess whether the 5 generations adequately capture the scope of nursing. The first generations of nurses were the backbone of nursing, and they were introduced into hospitals leading to the replacement of untrained caregivers. The following generation, from …show more content…
One of the significant changes was the integration of nurse practitioners into the healthcare system. Nurse practitioners date back to 1967, when the first education program was developed at Dalhousie (Dicenso et al., 2007). While it was introduced during the fourth generation of nursing, it was not until 2006 that nurse practitioners began to gain recognition within the healthcare field (Dicenso et al., 2007). Nurse practitioners are registered nurses who are licensed to provide a variety of health care services, such as diagnosis and treatment of common ailments, issuance of prescriptions, and ordering diagnostic tests. This increase in nursing roles represents a change in a patient-centered approach to healthcare delivery. Furthermore, this period needs to be recognized as a new generation as the integration of nurse practitioners demonstrated a shift towards interdisciplinary care and a focus on preventative care and health promotion. Historically, nursing was centered around the treatment of illness. (McDonald, 2002). The 'Madison'. In contrast to the past, modern nursing places emphasis on preventive care and health promotion. For example, nurses address risk factors before they rush into the injury. In doing so, they educate patients about healthy lifestyle choices, promote early intervention and more. During the third generation of nursing, there was partial incorporation of health promotion through the adoption of aseptic technique. McPherson states “First nursing practice in this era must be defined and described as scientific in that it was based on practical application of the germ theory of disease” (McPherson, pg. 86 2002). However, this approach to health promotion was limited in scope and centered around infection control. One can see that health promotion during this era was
In Samuelson and Antony’s book Power and Resistance, renowned sociologist Professor Pat Armstrong tackles the topic of health care reform from a critical feminist perspective. Her analytic critique of the historic tenets of Health Care policy in Canada, effectively points out a systemic disadvantage for the women of our society. Which, in the spirit of transparency, completely blind sighted me as a first time reader because, well, this is Canada. Canada, the internationally renowned first world nation with a reputation for progressive social reform. The same Canada that Americans make fun of for being ‘too soft’. As far as the world is concerned we’re the shining nation-state example of how to do health care right. Needless to say, Professor
Neighboring countries, United States and Canada have close ties to one another, share the same language and have many of the same fundamental and religious beliefs. It is an interesting debt as to which provides a superior healthcare system. In order to better understand the strengths and weakness of the two systems, this paper will review four important structural and functional elements of each system.
...re opportunities for nurses. Today’s demand for skilled nurses significantly outweighs the supply of such professionals. In an economically challenged background, all nations are actively looking for ways to change healthcare by expanding value in the care delivery systems. For nurses, everyone’s role adds value to the patients, the communities, the countries, and the world. The development and evolution of nursing is associated with the historical influences throughout different ages. The study of the history of nursing helps understand the issues that confronted the profession. It also allows nurses to gain the appreciation they deserve for playing the role of caring for patients during wartime. The role of the profession has played an important part of history. Through the history, each nurse has efficiently established the achievements of the history of nursing.
Many people in the world may think that Canada has the ideal system of healthcare for it's citizens, but that may not be entirely correct. Although the healthcare system in Canada has excellent features such as the standard of care and acceptance of all it's residents, it is quite often misconstrued. Each province in Canada is different, but they all run with basically the same set of rules and regulations, each required by law for the basic health care services to be provided. Canada's healthcare system is based upon five main principles, those being universality, portability, comprehensiveness, accessibility, and public administration. These principles are usually enforced, however, what some people do not realize is that there are a few negative aspects of the way healthcare is
In this paper, there will be a comparative analysis to the United States (U.S.) healthcare system and Canadians healthcare system highlighting the advantages and disadvantages of both.
The health care system in Canada today is a combination of sources which depends on the services and the person being treated. 97% of Canadians are covered by Medicare which covers hospital and physician services. Medicare is funded at a governmental and provincial level. People of First Nation and Inuit descent are covered by the federal government. Members of the armed forces, veterans, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police are also covered by the federal government. Several services such as dental care, residential care, and pharmaceutical are not covered. The 13 provinces have different approaches to health care; therefore, it is often said that Canada has 13 healthcare systems (Johnson & Stoskopf, 2010). The access to advanced medical technology and treatment, the cost of healthcare, and the overall health of Canadians fares well in comparison with other countries such as the United States.
Being a Canadian citizen, it is hard for me to think of life without any health insurance. I have had public health insurance all my life growing up and have been free to go to any hospital at any time and get some form of health care. Residing in the United States off and for the last 7 years I have experienced health care from both sides. I feel that private health care has huge advantages over public health care. In the following essay I will explain in three points why I feel strongly about private health care as opposed to public. What is better is always subjective, and I will not try to argue the point of health for all, but instead for the individual who is seeking the best health care possible, and is willing to put the resources into obtaining that. I will be addressing efficiency and quality, not inclusion of everyone (free health care), I will be addressing the root of this and not just that one argument, which would detract from my focus. I will not be getting into the political debate of socialism vs. capitalism, as that is a separate argument in itself, and this country is currently running under capitalism. Again coming from living in both a socialist and then a capitalist society, I feel I can do so in an unbiased manner.
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Today, Canadians are concerned with many issues involving health care. It is the responsibility of the provincial party to come up with a fair, yet reasonable solution to this issue. This solution must support Canadians for the best; it involves people and how they are treated when in need for health care. The Liberal party feels that they have the best solution that will provide Canadians with the best results. It states that people will have the protection of medicare and will help with concerns like: injury prevention, nutrition, physical activity, mental health, etc. The Canadian Alliance Party’s plan is to make several policy-developments to benefit Canada’s health care. They believe it will serve the security and well-being best for all Canadians. The last party involved in this issue is the NDP Party; who indicate that they are fighting hard for a better Health Care system in our economy. The NDP Party states that the income of a family should not dictate the quality of health care.
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Often in practice, we as nurses deal with a variety of diseases and treatments and often have to react to the illness that the patient presents with upon our interaction. While this is an essential piece of our practice, we also have a duty to our patients to be proactive in preventing specific health-related consequences based on their risk factors and to promote their health and well being. Health promotion as it relates to nursing is about us empowering our patients to increase their control over their lives and well beings and includes: focusing on their health not just illness, empowering our patients, recognizing that health involves many dimensions and is also effected by factors outside of their control (Whitehead et al. 2008)..
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The U.S. healthcare system on the other hand is characterized by lack of universal public health insurance. Instead access depends on the type of individual coverage the patient has (Gleason S, 2012). The U.S. healthcare system is pretty different than that of Canadians mostly due to little things. As I mentioned above, patients in Canada are allowed to go to more than one specialist or a doctor whereas in America, patients are limited to visiting the doctor they have been assigned to through their insurer (Dugdale, 2014). This is really not fair to the patients and on top of that the patients have to pay an amount when they visit their family doctor which impacts American families as most of them would rather hope to get better than have to