ARNBC is pleased to extend our warmest greetings to all nurses in B.C. and across the country as we celebrate the achievements of our profession during National Nursing Week 2013. This year’s theme, Nursing: A Leading Force for Change, reminds us that when nurses work together to provide innovative solutions, we can dramatically improve the [...]
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Nurses Speak Up for Health: Election Tools for B.C. Nurses
After what seems like months of anticipation, B.C.’s Lieutenant Governor, Judith Guichon, has called for a provincial election to be held on May 14, 2013. From today on, British Columbians will be inundated with TV ads, opportunities to attend candidate events, front-yard campaign signage and canvassers and candidates knocking on doors. Nursing is one of [...]
Minister McDiarmid Thanks Nurses – Professionally and Personally
By Dr. Sally Thorne, RN April 2nd was proclaimed by the B.C. Government as Oncology Nurses Day. That evening, the Honourable Margaret McDiarmid, B.C. Minister of Health, made a surprise visit to an oncology nurses event that was held at the Vancouver Cancer Centre and joined via teleconference by nurses from 12 sites around the [...]
Have you lost the plot? How we are writing the next chapter
By Callan Lansdowne, Leah Peters-Michaud and Trish Sanvido, Nursing Students On December 5th, 2012, student’s and nurses from the Comox Valley gathered together to discuss re-establishing a local ARNBC chapter. The meeting was full of enthusiasm and energy as members shared a sense of excitement to be reconnecting with each other and strengthening the professional [...]
BC Nurse Practitioners in the News
UPDATE, January 13, 2013: The discussion around nurse practitioners in B.C. continues to evolve on the Globe and Mail Website. On January 11, 2013, Dr. Ross submitted a Letter to the Editor [Click here to view] querying whether or not the ‘numbers add up’. Subsequentlly, Rosemary Graham, BCNPA President, has shared the following message with ARNBC [Click [...]
Making a Difference for those with Mental Illness
By Scott Harrison RN BScN MA CCHNC The events of the past week in Newtown, Connecticut are almost beyond comprehension. Whilst the media attempt to help the public ‘make sense’ of a senseless tragedy, social media sites are alive with debate on who is to blame, how further tragedy can be avoided and questions about [...]
Flu Shots for Healthcare Workers: Government Answers Your Questions
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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