Registered Nurse Taryn Mckenzie works at the La Ronge Health Centre. (submitted photo/RBC Foundation)

By Derek Cornet

health care

RBC Foundation gifts $7,500 to assist in training La Ronge nurses

Apr 24, 2024 | 12:56 PM

The RBC Foundation is giving $7,500 to the La Ronge Health Centre to provide a Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) for local health care providers.

“The support of RBC is important for our nurses so that they can provide the best quality care for our patients and improve health outcomes,” said Remi Bankole, the Director Acute Care at the hospital in a new released issued Wednesday.

“Handling trauma is something we do regularly in La Ronge and the far northeast of Saskatchewan. After completing this course our nursing staff will be equipped with the knowledge to provide immediate, lifesaving, and stabilized care to all of our traumatic patients. Our nurses will also benefit from an overall confidence increase in trauma patient care.”

The funding is part of the RBC Foundation’s overall $6 million commitment in 2024 for reskilling, upskilling and improving the resiliency of nurses and healthcare workers at hospitals across the country.

“As we navigate changing and emerging healthcare challenges, we at RBC believe that investing in the development and upskilling of nurses is critical to improving the quality of patient care and patient outcomes,” said RBC Regional President Kim Ulmer.

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“We’re honoured to continue to support our resilient and compassionate healthcare workers who take care of us in our deepest times of need.”

In February 2024, Statistics Canada reported Canada’s health care workforce is struggling to keep up with demand, resulting in decreased access to primary care for patients. Monthly research from IPSOS also shows that health care is consistently one of the top concerns Canadians have for the future.

Held in honour of nursing pioneer Florence Nightingale, National Nursing Week is designed to increase the awareness of the many contributions nursing makes to the well-being of Canadians.

Nurses are Canada’s largest group of healthcare professionals, with 400,000 members. National Nursing Week runs from May 6-12.

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derek.cornet@pattisonmedia.com