What If? Reimagining Structural Change for the Nursing Workforce of the Future

Nurs Leadersh (Tor Ont). 2021 Dec;34(4):157-162. doi: 10.12927/cjnl.2021.26675.

Abstract

The past two years have demonstrated that we are not in a "new normal" but in something "new altogether." As a result, incremental change will not be enough to support the nursing workforce now or in years to come. This commentary summarizes a series of cross-generational conversations about the structural change needed to enable nurses to learn, work and lead in the health system of the future. We examine a series of questions (What ifs?) intended to challenge what transformational structural change could look like and call on the Canadian nursing community to collectively lead reform within the profession.

MeSH terms

  • Canada
  • Forecasting
  • Humans
  • Nursing Staff*
  • Workforce