Table 2 Education credentials by region of primary employment
From: Nurses who work in rural and remote communities in Canada: a national survey
Education credentials | Atlantic n (%) | QC n (%) | ON n (%) | MB/SK n (%) | AB/BC n (%) | Territories n (%) | Total N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LPN Diploma | 451 (46.9) | 127 (40.4) | 193 (46.2) | 326 (39.1) | 261 (40.1) | 102 (16.6) | 1 460 (38.5) |
LPN Equivalency | 13 (1.4) | 6 (1.9) | 11 (2.6) | 19 (2.3) | 13 (2.0) | – | 66 (1.7) |
Diploma in Nursing | 303 (31.5) | 144 (45.9) | 175 (41.9) | 258 (30.9) | 204 (31.3) | 274 (44.7) | 1 358 (35.8) |
Diploma in Psych Nursing | 5 (0.5) | – | – | 119 (14.3) | 68 (10.4) | 10 (1.6) | 206 (5.4) |
Advanced Diploma in Psych Nursing | – | – | – | 5 (0.6) | – | – | 15 (0.4) |
Bachelor’s in Nursing | 284 (29.6) | 98 (31.2) | 83 (19.9) | 202 (24.2) | 191 (29.3) | 318 (51.9) | 1 176 (31.0) |
Post Basic Certificate | 96 (10.0) | 20 (6.4) | 40 (9.6) | 32 (3.8) | 69 (10.6) | 140 (22.8) | 397 (10.5) |
Rural and Remote Certificate | – | – | – | – | 18 (2.8) | 39 (6.4%) | 69 (1.8) |
NP Diploma/Certificate | 15 (1.6) | 6 (1.9) | 26 (6.2) | 18 (2.2) | 5 (0.8) | 19 (3.1%) | 89 (2.3) |
Master’s in Nursing | 24 (2.5) | – | 13 (3.1) | 10 (1.2) | 25 (3.8) | 29 (4.7) | 103 (2.7) |
Doctorate in Nursing | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 (0.02) |
Nursing—total sample | 952 | 307 | 415 | 810 | 638 | 603 | 3 725 |
Bachelor’s (non-nursing) | 41 (4.3) | 8 (2.5) | 19 (4.5) | 47 (5.6) | 35 (5.4) | 70 (11.4) | 220 (5.8) |
Master’s (non-nursing) | 12 (1.2) | 6 (1.9) | 8 (1.9) | 7 (0.8) | 15 (2.3) | 24 (3.9) | 72 (1.9) |
Doctorate (non-nursing) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Non-nursing—total sample | 50 | 13 | 25 | 54 | 48 | 88 | 278 |