Comments on: Nursing Day at the Legislature: Reflections from an RN and a Nursing Student, by Lisa Constable, RN and Jennifer Kanai https://www.nnpbc.com/nursing-day-at-the-legislature-reflections-from-an-rn-and-a-nursing-student-by-lisa-constable-rn-and-jennifer-kanai/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 19:01:47 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.5 By: Lori Campbell https://www.nnpbc.com/nursing-day-at-the-legislature-reflections-from-an-rn-and-a-nursing-student-by-lisa-constable-rn-and-jennifer-kanai/#comment-37451 Tue, 09 Jun 2015 10:56:07 +0000 https://www.nnpbc.com/blog/?p=1162#comment-37451 Thank you both so much for sharing your experiences! It's great to hear how the day went and your thoughts!

Jennifer - I agree so so much that more students and young nurses would benefit from seeing that in action! When I was in my BSN program I heard about nursing associations (RNAO actually, because I was in Ontario!) but never got to see that advocacy in action. Then when I started my practice some of that role was missing for me, and it contributed to sadness that I felt that nursing wasn't raising their voices together for info sharing and asking for positive change! Modeling this for young and new nurses is vital for them, us, the profession, and all of our patients!

Also as so many of the MLAs and even the Ministers who have health in their portfolios don't have health (especially nursing!!) as their background or know intimately the day to day - it's imperative that we have a way to share those experiences, give thoughtful solutions and ideas, and "help them help us"!

Thank you for sharing and for representing nurses in making sure our voices are heard!

]]> By: Patrick Chiu https://www.nnpbc.com/nursing-day-at-the-legislature-reflections-from-an-rn-and-a-nursing-student-by-lisa-constable-rn-and-jennifer-kanai/#comment-37450 Tue, 09 Jun 2015 05:16:34 +0000 https://www.nnpbc.com/blog/?p=1162#comment-37450 Well said Lisa and Jennifer!
The day at the legislature was truly historic, and a day of celebrating nursing unity within the province of BC. Not only was it powerful to witness the passion of nursing leaders from different professional associations and domains of practice, it was a testament to how the collaboration and engagement of nurses can positively influence public and social policy. As a registered nurse of 3 years and a MPH student, not only did the day provide me with a fresh perspective on the level of influence nurses have on policy, it also provided me with an experience on what it was like to move beyond simply writing and analyzing policy recommendations on paper, and the partnerships and collaborations needed to make it happen. Often times, novice nurses become so focused on just the clinical aspect of nursing and forget that they have the potential to advocate and become leaders that create healthy public policy. I would love to see more opportunities like this become available not just for nurses currently holding leadership positions, but for nursing students and novice nurses as well. Opportunities like these are invaluable. Not only will this continue to inspire and empower accomplished nursing professionals, it will do so with a new generation of nurses, and create a nursing workforce full of leaders who are ready and eager to advocate for the profession and health of British Columbians. All the more reason to continue the amazing work taking place within the ARNBC - thank you ARNBC for this great opportunity!

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