On October 24, 2012, we posted about Government’s new influenza protection policy for health workers. The discussion has been ongoing ever since, and several nurses have submitted comments or emailed us with questions about how the new policy will impact them. Not wanting to leave our readers hanging, we asked the Ministry to provide answers [...]
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Improving the Healthcare System: Dialogues, Reflections, Inspirations and Worries
By Doris Grinspun, CEO, Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario In November 2002, Roy Romanow issued his report Building on Values: The Future of Health Care in Canada which strongly supported Canada’s publicly administered and financed universal healthcare system, with its cornerstone being Medicare. The Commission came squarely against privatization of healthcare, stating that there was no [...]
President’s Update: Consultations Wind Up
By ARNBC President Susan Duncan, RN Between February and May of this year, the ARNBC travelled around British Columbia and met with registered nurses in small towns, community health centres, urban areas and hospitals. The resulting focus groups and conversations provided the Association with a wealth of information about the challenges nurses face, the pride [...]
Nursing Online for End-of-Life Care?
By Brenda Hearson, RN, MN, CHPCN(C), CNS When I started nursing over thirty years ago, I never would have thought I would be nursing online, but here I am – a palliative care clinical nurse specialist with Canadian Virtual Hospice. Every day I help people across the country. In one morning I may consult with [...]
Update: Flu Shots – The Healthy Choice
On August 23, 2012, the B.C. Government introduced new influenza measures designed to protect patients and seniors from being exposed to influenza. ARNBC has been discussing the importance of nurses getting flu shots for quite some time, and was pleased to publish a blogpost on the topic written by Board Member Leanna Loy (October 24, [...]
Nurses do that????
By Nickie Snyder, RN In order to effectively advocate for health issues and the nursing profession, the public needs to understand what nurses do. However many people still do not know the vast range of activities nurses perform. This summer, many of us will gather with friends and family for BBQs. We will eat, talk, [...]
President’s Update: BC Nurses host Canadian nurses and take an active role in CNA Biennium
By ARNBC President Susan Duncan, RN It is my privilege and pride to write my first blogpost as ARNBC President. I hope all B.C. nurses have heard the strong praise and congratulations that have been received from nurses across Canada for our co-hosting of the 2012 CNA Biennium Convention. The Convention was an enormous success and [...]
Nurses Are Essential if B.C. Hopes to “Get it Right for Seniors”
By Jennifer Baumbusch, RN 176 – that’s the number of recommendations in the landmark report The Best of Care: Getting it Right for Seniors in British Columbia by the BC Ombudsperson. The report followed three years of wide-ranging consultation with stakeholders throughout the province. It touches upon all aspects of Seniors Care, from community-based home [...]
Oncology Nurses Flash (mob) the Country
By Jennifer Stephens, RN On April 3rd, oncology nurses across Canada took to the streets and hospital lobbies in honor of national Oncology Nursing Day (OND). First established in 2004 by the Canadian Association of Nurses in Oncology/ Association canadienne des infirmières en oncologie (CANO/ACIO) to complement Cancer Month, OND has grown into an event [...]
Honouring 45 of the Province’s Best
By Dr. Sally Thorne For any nurses who have never had the opportunity to attend a provincial nursing awards event, you might want to try to work that into your travel plans for a future year. Once again, hundreds of nurses gathered (April 19th) to recognize and acknowledge some of the incredible contributions made by [...]
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