Table 4 Primary place of employment by region of primary employment
From: Nurses who work in rural and remote communities in Canada: a national survey
Primary place of employment | Atlantic n (%) | QC n (%) | ON n (%) | MB/SK n (%) | AB/BC n (%) | Territories n (%) | Total N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hospital | 465 (48.7) | 133 (42.9) | 223 (53.2) | 282 (33.9) | 291 (45.0) | 192 (31.3) | 1 586 (42.0) |
 Nursing home/long-term care facility | 232 (24.3) | 37 (11.9) | 79 (18.9) | 231 (27.8) | 139 (21.5) | 61 (10.0) | 779 (20.6) |
 Community health center | 60 (6.3) | 57 (18.4) | 24 (5.7) | 64 (7.7) | 46 (7.1) | 200 (32.6) | 451 (11.9) |
 Home care agency | 42 (4.4) | 6 (1.9) | 21 (5.0) | 50 (6.0) | 30 (4.6) | 17 (2.8) | 166 (4.4) |
 Public health unit | 35 (3.7) | – | 9 (2.1) | 22 (2.6) | 33 (5.1) | 27 (4.4) | 127 (3.4) |
 Physician’s office | 30 (3.1) | 18 (5.8) | 34 (8.1) | 12 (1.4) | 20 (3.1) | 9 (1.5) | 123 (3.3) |
 Mental health/crisis center | 14 (1.5) | – | 10 (2.4) | 52 (6.3) | 37 (5.7) | 9 (1.5) | 122 (3.2) |
 Integrated facility | 15 (1.6) | 31 (10.0) | 5 (1.2) | 54 (6.5) | 8 (1.2) | 6 (1.0) | 119 (3.2) |
 Educational institution | 23 (2.4) | 6 (1.9) | – | 6 (0.7) | 10 (1.5) | 16 (2.6) | 61 (1.6) |
 Multidisciplinary primary health care clinic | 15 (1.6) | – | – | 20 (2.4) | 6 (0.9) | 8 (1.3) | 56 (1.5) |
 Professional association/government | 7 (0.7) | – | – | 11 (1.3) | – | 31 (5.1) | 55 (1.5) |
 Other | 6 (0.6) | – | – | 10 (1.2) | 7 (1.1) | 27 (4.4) | 54 (1.4) |
 Private nursing/self-employed | 6 (0.6) | – | – | 6 (0.7) | 7 (1.1) | 5 (0.8) | 31 (0.8) |
 Rehab/convalescent centre | – | 5 (1.6) | – | 7 (0.8) | – | – | 19 (0.5) |
 Occupational health | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 (0.3) |
 Nurse practitioner-led clinic | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 (0.3) |
Total sample | 955 | 310 | 419 | 832 | 646 | 613 | 3 775 |