Tiffany Kuku
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NNPBC Commitment to Indigenous Health
NNPBC recognizes that prior to colonial contact, Indigenous nations had well established systems of health and wellness that supported the people and the environment in which they lived. We recognize the ongoing legacy of colonial…
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NNPBC Membership Transition
Since its establishment in 2018, NNPBC has continued to evolve as an organization to meet the needs of all nursing professionals in BC. Over the past two years, NNPBC has increased its programs and services…
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Re: Treatment of Indigenous Woman by Nurses in Quebec
On September 26th, 2020 Joyce Echaquan, an Atikamekw woman, entered a hospital in Joliette, Quebec for stomach pains. Ms. Echaquan had a pre-existing heart condition and was given morphine despite her reservations about a potential…
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NNPBC and CNA Update
In the last year NNPBC has had the opportunity to focus on how we can continue to grow as a professional association while continuing to meet the needs of our diverse and engaged membership base.…
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The Need for a National Chief Nursing Officer
Nurses represent the largest group of the health care professionals across Canada, and the world yet remain underrepresented at policy tables both provincially and federally. Nurses are highly educated professionals who work in all sectors,…
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“It’s Okay to Feel This”: Meditation and Mindfulness in Uncertain Times
My path to meditation was a fairly well-worn one. I was suffering. My father had passed away and while grieving this loss, I was challenged by my work as a Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner at a clinic…