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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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 [...]
Mourning and Moving On in Newtown: How can nursing influence policy change?
By Suzanne Campbell, RN (P), PhD, WHNP, IBCLC It was a normal Friday morning and having not yet weaned myself from “Good Morning America” after six months in B.C., I was checking in on the news. I was shocked to hear of a shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown Connecticut, my home for [...]
A Nursing Call to Action: Are we ready to respond?
By Jeanne Besner, CM, PhD, MHSA, RN In the recently released report of the National Expert Commission (NEC), nurses were challenged to use their collective knowledge to be a mighty force in ensuring better health, better care and better value in healthcare delivery for all Canadians. The Commission noted that new models of care delivery [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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