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Nursing groups launch campaign to recruit a new generation of nurses.


TORONTO -- "Given the average age of Ontario's nursing workforce--44.7 for RNs and 44.1 for RPNs--the need to recruit future generations of nurses has never been so urgent", said RNAO RNAO Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (Canada)  president Adeline Falk-Rafael as the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario in collaboration with the Registered Practical Nurses Association of Ontario launched a public awareness campaign to steer steer

castrated male cattle beast over a year of age. See also bullock, buller steer.


steer bulling
see bulling.


steer Medtalk verb
 more and more students toward a career in nursing.

Transit shelter and billboard advertising feature real-life photographs of nurses and patients in a variety of settings.

The campaign stems from recommendations put forward by the Joint Provincial Nursing Committee, comprised of nursing groups and the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care long-term care (LTC),
n the provision of medical, social, and personal care services on a recurring or continuing basis to persons with chronic physical or mental disorders.
.

The current shortage of nurses was the impact of health care spending cuts Noun 1. spending cut - the act of reducing spending
cut - the act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget"
 in the 1990's that caused 15,000 nurses to leave the profession.

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Date:Nov 17, 2003
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