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		<title>The Gift of Nursing this Mother&#039;s Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 May 2017 23:40:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Gift of Nursing this Mother's Day by Christina Larsen, BSN Student As Nursing Week 2017 comes to an end, and with Mother’s Day coming on the last day of&#8230;&#160;<a href="https://www.nnpbc.com/the-gift-of-nursing-this-mothers-day-by-christina-larsen-bsn-student/" rel="bookmark">Read More &#187;<span class="screen-reader-text">The Gift of Nursing this Mother's Day</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Healthy Baby Feeding Initiative for Vulnerable Populations</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2017 20:28:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Healthy Baby Feeding Initiative for Vulnerable Populations by Shauna Mc Goldrick and Viktorija Glambinskaite, BSN Students As nursing students with a passion for public health and health promotion, we were&#8230;&#160;<a href="https://www.nnpbc.com/healthy-baby-feeding-initiative-for-vulnerable-populations-by-shauna-mc-goldrick-and-viktorija-glambinskaite-bsn-students/" rel="bookmark">Read More &#187;<span class="screen-reader-text">Healthy Baby Feeding Initiative for Vulnerable Populations</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Innovation Series: The Nancy Chan Palliative Care Ambulatory Clinic</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Harrison]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2017 22:42:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Innovation Series: The Nancy Chan Palliative Care Ambulatory Clinic by Ingrid See, RN A legacy. Something that will benefit patients and families who are living at home with a life&#8230;&#160;<a href="https://www.nnpbc.com/innovation-series-the-nancy-chan-palliative-care-ambulatory-clinic-by-ingrid-see-rn/" rel="bookmark">Read More &#187;<span class="screen-reader-text">Innovation Series: The Nancy Chan Palliative Care Ambulatory Clinic</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Opioid Crisis Can’t Be Just a Headline for the Nursing Profession</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2016 19:44:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Please note, this post originally appeared on the ARNBC Blog in December 2016. It is shared with permission.&#160; The Opioid Crisis Can't Be Just a Headline for the Nursing Profession&#8230;&#160;<a href="https://www.nnpbc.com/opiod-crisis-cant-be-just-a-headline/" rel="bookmark">Read More &#187;<span class="screen-reader-text">The Opioid Crisis Can’t Be Just a Headline for the Nursing Profession</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The role of street nurses in increasing access to health care for marginalized populations</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Harrison]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2016 18:27:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Please note, this post originally appeared on the ARNBC Blog in June 2016. It is shared with permission.&#160; The role of street nurses in increasing access to health care for&#8230;&#160;<a href="https://www.nnpbc.com/the-role-of-street-nurses-in-increasing-access-to-health-care-for-marginalized-populations/" rel="bookmark">Read More &#187;<span class="screen-reader-text">The role of street nurses in increasing access to health care for marginalized populations</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Challenges of Working in Rural Health, by Michael Sandler, RN</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Harrison]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2016 21:12:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Approximately eighty five percent of British Columbians live and work in a city or within a short distance of a town that has a population of at least 1,000 residents.&#8230;&#160;<a href="https://www.nnpbc.com/ruralchallenges/" rel="bookmark">Read More &#187;<span class="screen-reader-text">The Challenges of Working in Rural Health, by Michael Sandler, RN</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>After 10 Years, What&#039;s Next for Nurse Practitioners? by Mark Schultz, NP</title>
		<link>https://www.nnpbc.com/integration/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Harrison]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2016 01:38:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The introduction of Nurse Practitioners in B.C has just recently passed the 10 year mark. Throughout this past decade, we have had some notable successes in NP integration - some&#8230;&#160;<a href="https://www.nnpbc.com/integration/" rel="bookmark">Read More &#187;<span class="screen-reader-text">After 10 Years, What's Next for Nurse Practitioners? by Mark Schultz, NP</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Being Poor is Expensive – Nursing Needs to Raise its Game, by Zak Matieschyn  BSN, MN, RN, NP(Family)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Harrison]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2016 03:31:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I live in a great neighbourhood in an amazing little town in the Kootenays. I have a chubby cat. My wife and I have professional, high profile jobs that pay&#8230;&#160;<a href="https://www.nnpbc.com/poverty/" rel="bookmark">Read More &#187;<span class="screen-reader-text">Being Poor is Expensive – Nursing Needs to Raise its Game, by Zak Matieschyn  BSN, MN, RN, NP(Family)</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Nursing Stepping up to Support New Syrian-Canadians, by Maylene Fong, RN</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Harrison]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2016 00:12:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The last report from the United Nation Refugee Agency estimates that 4.3 million Syrians have been externally displaced as a result of civil war in their homeland. That is roughly&#8230;&#160;<a href="https://www.nnpbc.com/nursing-stepping-up/" rel="bookmark">Read More &#187;<span class="screen-reader-text">Nursing Stepping up to Support New Syrian-Canadians, by Maylene Fong, RN</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Seniors Advocate Takes a Strong Stance on Housing for Seniors, by Kathryn Seely</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Harrison]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2015 16:52:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Seniors Housing in B.C.: Affordable, Appropriate, Available is a new report launched May 21, 2015 by the Office of the Seniors Advocate. This document makes progressive and bold recommendations that&#8230;&#160;<a href="https://www.nnpbc.com/seniors-advocate-takes-a-strong-stance-on-housing-for-seniors-by-kathryn-seely/" rel="bookmark">Read More &#187;<span class="screen-reader-text">Seniors Advocate Takes a Strong Stance on Housing for Seniors, by Kathryn Seely</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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