A Profession Like No Other 

It is an excellent time to consider nursing. As a nurse, you join the largest health care profession in the nation and will spend your time spend helping others, using skills that combine your specialized scientific knowledge with compassion and caring. It’s a rare profession that is able to combine care and kindness with your vital knowledge and training.

Incredible Choice 

Nurses today have more options than ever before about what kind of work they do, where they do it, and when they work.   Nurses are the primary providers of hospital patient care and deliver most of the nation's nursing home care. They work in small neighbourhood health clinics, and in busy emergency rooms. They run health programs for business and run rural community clinics. They can work with patients at every stage of life, and can specialize in very specific areas of interest.

Excellent Prospects 

With an increasing number of nurses expecting to retire, and a growing population in need of nursing services, long-term employment prospects for nurses is excellent. Opportunities are available for casual, part-time, temporary, and summer relief workers. The variety of roles nurses play in strong and vital health care delivery is an increasing area of focus in Manitoba. In Manitoba, the areas most in need for nurses are those with experience working in intensive care, emergency and operating room units, as well as for those with experience working with the elderly.