Database of Health Workforce Innovations

10215

Title

The Tuition Support Program for Nurses (TSPN)

Brief Description of Challenge

Challenges of recruiting nurses in underserved communities.

Brief Description of Innovation

This program offers tuition reimbursement for new nurses who graduate from rural and remote communities and choose to sign a return-of-service agreement to work in underserved communities

Innovation – Increase Numbers

Other

Innovation – Increase Flexibility

Other

Innovation – Increase Availability

Other

Worker

Community Health Workers
Nurses - Licensed Practical
Nurses - Registered

Task/Skill

Training / Retraining

Brief Description of Setting

Setting - Organization

Community Health Services

Setting - Geography

Rural
Remote

Facilitators

Barriers

Impact / Evaluation

Link

https://www.nosm.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/OHA-Practical-Solutions-to-Maximize-HHR.pdf

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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