Unfortunately, as every Canadian knows, money is not unlimited. Therefore, in situations where professional nurses can provide the same necessary treatments as a doctor, the professional nurse (whose rates are lower) should be used; this would also allow the doctor to deal with the more complicated cases for which their extensive training has prepared them. Additionally, there are remote and rural regions in Canada that have difficulty obtaining medical resources. Although nurse practitioners do not have the eight or more years of medical school and residency training that physicians do, as discussed above they are able to provide many of the emergency medical services a person may need. In an emergency situation, a trained healthcare provider who can meet most needs is better than no healthcare provider