Database of Health Workforce Innovations

10212

Title

The Employed Student Nurse (ESN) program

Brief Description of Challenge

Nursing shortages

Brief Description of Innovation

This program offers a paid practicum program designed to provide nursing students with an opportunity to work in a clinical
setting for up to 300 hours to consolidate their knowledge and clinical skills and allow them to participate in teamwork.

Innovation – Increase Numbers

Other

Innovation – Increase Flexibility

Other

Innovation – Increase Availability

Other

Worker

Students

Task/Skill

Training / Retraining

Brief Description of Setting

Setting - Organization

Long-Term Care

Setting - Geography

Urban/Suburban
Rural

Facilitators

Barriers

Impact / Evaluation

Link

https://careers.vch.ca/work-here/students-and-residents/employed-student-nurse-esn-program/

Contact

Organization

Phone Number

Country

Expert Assessment – Impact

Assessed Risk - Workers

Assessed Risk - System

Assessed Risk – Patients

Expert Assessment – Confidence

Language

English

Type

Grey Literature

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