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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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 [...]
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: 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 [...]
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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