Figures from Nova Scotia Health show some hospital units have up to 80 per cent nurse vacancy rates, including in emergency departments. (Dave Laughlin/CBC - image credit)Nova Scotia Health is rolling out a series of new training and retention incentives in an effort to fill nursing vacancies in emergency departments. "It's a combination of virtual technology enablement, but in addition to that, some extra resources," Tomblin Murphy told CBC Radio's Mainstreet Cape Breton on Friday. For example, Nova Scotia is one of four provinces where nurse practitioners can admit and discharge patients. Figures from Nova Scotia Health earlier this month show some hospital units have up to 80 per cent nurse vacancy rates.
