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For many of the patients on Unit 43 at Calgary's Peter Lougheed Hospital, English is a second, if not foreign language. Thanks to a challenging and supportive program for internationally-educated nurses (IENs), there is usually a nurse on shift who can speak to them in their own language, providing a necessary bridge to timely, accurate patient care. Unit Manager Cathy Renkas has nine lENs working on the unit, mirroring the culturally diverse patient population her hospital serves. 'We have hired from all walks of life, from all over the world and we're proud of that,' says Renkas. One of the IENs on Renkas' unit is Jayanthi Pathirannehelage, or Jay, as she's known. She is originally from Sri Lanka, where she obtained training in ICU in addition to her three-year diploma. Before moving to Canada, she worked mostly in intensive care and medical units. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
