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As newly retired nurses, we continue our passion for helping the public understand the scope, challenges, and rewards of contemporary nursing practice, using the lived experiences of point of care nurses. In Season 1 we spoke with nurses making change with challenges of social concern, such as Indigenous health, the toxic drug poisoning crisis, planetary health, public health and the pandemic, and challenges in acute care.
In Season 2, we are speaking with nurses in positions of influence provincially, in B.C., nationally, in Canada, and internationally. Season 2 is available now!
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Send us a Text Message.The BC Nurses' Union protects and advances the health, safety, social and economic well-being of their members, the profession, and communities (BCNU, 2024). Listen as BCNU President, Adriane Gear discusses the recently negotiated minimum nurse-patient ratios, led by BC, as well as how she sees nursing as "ready for takeoff", with all the current synergies of collaboration. Adriane Gear was elected president of BCNU in 2023. As union president, Gear is committed to...
Send us a Text Message.After approximately a decade, the Chief Nursing Officer [CNO] position in Canada is FINALLY reinstated and we are thrilled with both the reinstatement and appointment of Dr. Leigh Chapman, Canada's Chief Nursing Officer. Listen as Leigh talks about her federal position, engaging with nurses from all provinces and territories, her current project hot of the presses, The Nursing Retention Toolkit: Improving the Working Lives of Nurses in Canada. Dr. Leigh Chapman’s leader...
Send us a Text Message.The Nursing Policy Secretariat [NPS] for the BC Ministry of Health is the branch that helps support provincial nursing initiatives, guides policy, and provides a nursing voice to government. Listen as Zak discusses his new role within the BC Ministry of Health, his aspirations for nursing in BC, some of the current priorities of the NPS team, and how these priorities advance nursing practice. Zak Matieschyn is the provincial Chief Nurse and Executive Director, Nur...
Send us a Text Message.Professional regulatory authorities are government agencies or public organizations that have authority delegated by law from government. They provide oversight and certification to specified regulated occupations in B.C. (Government of BC, 2024). Professional regulation of the nursing profession has undergone significant change over the last decade with the Health Professions Act [HPA], primarily with professional associations and amalgamation of all nursing and midwif...
Send us a Text Message.The Association of Nurses and Nurse Practitioners of British Columbia [NNPBC] is the professional association that represents the voice of all four nursing designations in BC – RNs, LPNs, RPNs and NPs. By bringing all nursing designations under one roof, our association is a first of its kind in Canada, and presents a stronger, united nursing voice to influence health and social policy and advance the nursing profession. (NNPBC, 2024). Listen as Angela offers...
Send us a Text Message.We are back and so excited to bring you Season 2! Season 1 focused on conversations about nursing voice and advocacy with an amazing group of point of care nurses and how they brought leadership and change into their practices, despite challenging times. Season 2 focuses on the collective voice of nurses, collaboration, and how our nursing organizations liaise with nursing and each other to engage, support, listen, and act to change the current landscape of nursing.&nbs...
Send us a Text Message.Listen as all our Season One guests convene and reflect on their collective perspectives and hopes, garnered from listening to each other and learning about the variety of leadership roles represented.And true to these guests, Episode 8 Summer Summary was aptly reframed as a Love Letter to Nursing. BRAVO! Trust all of you to elevate, evolve, and summarize in the best possible way! And we really missed you Colleen Salter!Stay tuned for our Season Two trailer ...
Send us a Text Message.The First Nations Health Authority [FNHA] is the first and only provincial health authority in Canada, working to transform and reform the way health care is delivered to First Nations people in BC. The FNHA works towards the health and wellness of all First Nations in BC through its unique approach to wellness and its support of community wellness activities. ( FNHA, 2023). Colleen Salter is a graduate of NIC Bachelor Science in Nursing 2014 and has since complet...
Send us a Text Message.Public health, in general and at all levels, focus on health promotion, disease and injury prevention, primary health care, and population health. Two primary distinguishing factors of public health from other components of the health system are the focus on populations as a whole, and health promotion, prevention, and control of disease and injury rather than treatment of diseases. Listen as Laura describes how public health nurses were able to do what they do best in ...
Send us a Text Message.In 2019, in response to the Nightingale Challenge, a global initiative encouraging health employers to provide leadership development for new nurses and midwives throughout 2020, Island Health and the University of Victoria joined forces, establishing the New Graduate RN Council. The purpose of the New Graduate RN Council is providing new nurses with opportunities to contribute to and be mentored in leadership, governance, and change. (Island Health, 2020). Buildi...
Send us a Text Message.The Canadian Nurses Association [CNA] believes that the public expects nurses to be aware of and know how to promote Canadians’ health in the context of environmental health issues. This is accomplished through nurses’ roles in clinical practice, education, research, administration and policy (CNA, 2017). Eco-literacy in nursing education focuses on the impact of climate change to human health, and the impacts are growing. In B.C. alone, we only need to consider a...
Send us a Text Message.Approximately 11,171 deaths are attributed to the toxic drug poisoning since the public health emergency was declared in April, 2016. In B.C., the Coroner’s service reports approximately 6 lives lost every day to drug toxicity. These numbers will only continue to climb by day, month, and year as more deaths are investigated. Listen as Shanyn describes her call to action and how she gets the attention of political leaders to create change. Shanyn is the first to admit th...
Send us a Text Message.Indigenous stereotyping, racism, and discrimination is not only widespread in healthcare, but limits medical access and treatment, particularly disproportionately impacting Indigenous girls and women (In Plain Sight, 2020). Healthcare personnel, administrators, educators, and governments know this. What has changed, if anything, and what will it take to change? Listen as Dawn tells us about her career, what policy can do and what still needs to be addressed. How does on...
Send us a Text Message.This introductory episode introduces the co-hosts Betty, Martha, and RaeAnn and explains how and why they chose to do this podcast. There are a new generation of nurses making change in challenging times and in Season 1, this trio want to give voice to their advocacy, innovation, policy making, political action, and social justice. These new leaders are disrupting tradition and inspiring innovation to change while keeping the core beliefs, values, and morals of nursing ...
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