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Nursing During A Climate Emergency

Nursing During A Climate Emergency Sherri Kensall, RN, CNS, NNPBC Board Chair November 2021 Starting on November 14, 2021, British Columbia was hit by a rain event that broke many records. According to reports, total rain fall was estimated to be roughly 300 percent above normal for the month of November[i]Global News. B.C.'s record-breaking rainfall generates 'mind-boggling' data: Environment Canada. This rain fall event, coupled with fire scorched hillsides from… Read More »Nursing During A Climate Emergency

Nursing Bodies: Learning from Global Examples Part 2 of 2

Nursing Bodies: Learning from Global Examples (Part 2 of 2) Angela Wignall RN, BSN, BA, MA April 2021 In the first month of the second module of the Global Nursing Leadership Institute (GNLI) at the International Council of Nurses (ICN), we dove deep in to global nursing leadership and who gets to speak for nurses. With guest lectures from Annette Kennedy, President of the ICN; Elizabeth Iro, the World Health… Read More »Nursing Bodies: Learning from Global Examples Part 2 of 2

International Council of Nurses’ Global Nursing Leadership Institute (GNLI ) Part 1 of 2

International Council of Nurses' Global Nursing Leadership Institute (GNLI ) Part 1 of 2 Angela Wignall RN, BSN, BA, MA April 2021 Since September, 2020, I have had the honour of participating in the International Council of Nurses’ Global Nursing Leadership Institute (GNLI). This highly competitive strategic leadership programme brings together nurse leaders from around the world to drive policy to improve global health, health care, and nursing. As the… Read More »International Council of Nurses’ Global Nursing Leadership Institute (GNLI ) Part 1 of 2

Tackling Vaccine Hesitancy: A Nursing Approach

Tackling Vaccine Hesitancy: A Nursing Approach Lori Campbell, NNPBC Board Vice-Chair, RN Council Vice-President Sherri Kensall, NNPBC Board Chair, RN Council President Sally Thorne, RN Councilor at Large Angela Wignall, RN Island Councilor January 2021 Many will have seen the case of an Ontario nurse who was fired for speaking at a rally just prior to the insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. This nurse was fired… Read More »Tackling Vaccine Hesitancy: A Nursing Approach

Nursing the Whole Person: Reconciling the Mind-Body Split in Times of Collective Crisis

Nursing the Whole Person: Reconciling the Mind-Body Split in Times of Collective Crisis By Michelle Danda, MN MPN RN CPMHN(C) We are living through two public health emergencies, the COVID-19 pandemic and the opiate poisoning crisis. Direct care nurses are feeling the pressure of a healthcare system strained by a sharp increase in critically ill patients, with no certainty about when these syndemic crises will end. As patients visit emergency… Read More »Nursing the Whole Person: Reconciling the Mind-Body Split in Times of Collective Crisis

Nurses for Planetary Health: A Call to Action

Nurses for Planetary Health: A Call to Action Contributors: Barb Astle, PhD, RN; Lisa Bourque-Bearskin, PhD, RN; Dzifa Dordunoo, PhD, RN; Amanda Egert BSN, RN, MSN student; Rebecca Houweling, BScN, RN MSN student; Nicole Moen MSc, RN; Katrina Plamondon PhD, RN; Raluca Radu, BSN, RN, MSN student; Darlene Sanderson, PhD, RN; Catherine Smith, MSc, RN  Indigenous populations have inhabited the lands across the globe for tens of thousands of years.… Read More »Nurses for Planetary Health: A Call to Action

Using Nursing Insights to Inform the MAiD Conversation

Using Nursing Insights to Inform the MAiD Conversation by Barb Pesut, RN Since federal legislation in June 2016 made Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) a legal health care option in Canada, patients and health care systems have been learning a lot about what this new practice implies, and what we need to know as a society to ensure that it is managed well. As of the most recent interim report,… Read More »Using Nursing Insights to Inform the MAiD Conversation

My Journey with ARNBC, by Linda Axen, RN

Congratulations on finding your way to the ARNBC webpage! By cruising through the website and reading blogs you have already taken your curiosity from thought to action. I also took that step exploring ARNBC online a few years ago and now I find myself privileged to sit on the Board of Directors representing the diverse voices of nurses working in northern B.C. This blog is my story of taking action… Read More »My Journey with ARNBC, by Linda Axen, RN

Budget Lockup: Insights from ARNBC, by Zak Matieschyn, NP

Recently, I had the privilege of joining Joy Peacock, Executive Director of ARNBC, in the B.C. Budget Lockup. For those who are not aware, this is a secured room wherein around 200 stakeholders have an advanced preview of the details of the budget and service plans. This is also where the media interviews these stakeholders in order to get their stories aired in a timely manner following the budget speech.… Read More »Budget Lockup: Insights from ARNBC, by Zak Matieschyn, NP

Reflecting on our Success, by Julie Fraser, RN, MN, ARNBC President

As we move forward into 2015, and my final months as president of ARNBC, I value this opportunity to reflect on ARNBC’s achievements over the past year and look ahead to the future that is unfolding for the Association and nursing in BC. I am so proud that through the hard work and dedication of many nurses in BC, ARNBC has grown into its role as the professional voice for… Read More »Reflecting on our Success, by Julie Fraser, RN, MN, ARNBC President

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