THE NORTHERN Health Authority could offer a registered nurse refresher program here in hopes of attracting people back to the profession. Refresher programs are one of the more immediate ways being undertaken by health care ‘officials to ease the nur- sing shortage. While more money is being poured into expanded nursing programs at col- leges and universities, it will take several years yel to produce graduates. ; Mark Karjaluoto of the. Northern Health Authority says- offering a refresher Nurse training eyed to ease shortages -northeastern B,C, The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, May 28, 2003 - A7 instructor can work with,” said Karjaluo- to. “Anything beyond that, you look at adding clinical instructors, And we have a limited education budget, too.” The Prince George program is the third Terrace Musicians Association Annual General Meeting Wednesday, June 4, 2003 at 7:30 p.m. Terrace Public Libary NEW MEMBERS WELCOME! For more information call 635-1319 in recent years to be mounted there. Two previous efforts resulted in the hiring of more than 20 nurses to work at 4o Prince George Regional Hospital. In addition to the northwest, the au- thority is also looking at setting up one in ‘MacKay's Funeral Service Lid. Serving Terrace, Kitimat, Smithers & Prince Rupert @ Sunny play day THREE-YEAR-OLD Olivia Resch gets some valuable play time at George Little Memorial Park in Terrace May 11. The teeter-totter was the play structure of choice as her parents took turns walking in the Mother's Day Relay for Life benefit walk raising money for cancer research. Walkers in Terrace raised more than ~ $54,000 while their Kitimat counterparts brought in more than $65,000. 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Each student is being charged $2,000 for tuition and the health authority is put- ting up $50,000. “Bight is about the number a clinical y Oniine The Terrtoa Standard |x 0 lifestyle besios with eaty det “Karjaluoto did note that refresher pro- Be ee Concerned persona grams in smaller population areas have a ,. _ ranze eeaques service since 1944 limited shelf life. ‘|| Terrace Crematorium “Once you have one or two, most of the people who want to return to the pro- fession may have taken advantage of them,” he said, “You reach a point of di- minishing returns,” The Open Learning Agency also offers a nurse refresher program by distance education. 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