Psychiatric aides may encounter aggressive or violent patients. As a nursing assistant, you will work as a member of a team and perform repetitive tasks. Good interpersonal communications and computer literacy are assets. Their average age was 36. Education and Training For the LPN designation, you need grade 12, evidence of good health, and completion of a year-long college practical nursing program, followed by licensing with the BC Council of Licensed Practical Nurses.
Unemployment is low.
Technological changes lead to greater efficiency in health care, but machines cannot replace the human contact and comfort, which is a significant part of nursing. The biggest changes will occur in the location of health care, with a shift from hospitals to residential care facilities. There is currently a general nursing shortage and it will intensify in the future. The number of nursing assistants in the Cowichan Region decreased from 85 to 55 between 1991 and 1996. Employment for the small group of operating room technicians should remain stable.