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… Read More »After 10 Years, What's Next for Nurse Practitioners? by Mark Schultz, NP
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,… Read More »Being Poor is Expensive – Nursing Needs to Raise its Game, by Zak Matieschyn BSN, MN, RN, NP(Family)
I love nursing. I loved it from the minute my feet ‘hit the ground’ as a nursing student 42 years ago and through all my… Read More »A Call to Cease Hostilities, by Paddy Rodney, RN
I had a patient recently go to the Emergency Department (ED) for a pregnancy test! It was a very expensive pregnancy test…not for her, but… Read More »Doctors Should not be a Business, by Hannah Varto, MN, NP(F)
Recent history has shown that Canada needs a formal agreement between the federal, provincial and territorial governments around how health care services should be delivered. … Read More »Students Push for Renewed Health Accord, by Alexandra Martin, Ashley Schuhmann and Sherella Wyton
Paddy Rodney’s blog on the Transformation of Health Care in Canada (Jan. 16, 2012) and news from the Council of the Federation meetings in Victoria have generated considerable interest during the past few weeks.Read More »Understanding the Importance of Health System Funding in B.C. by Nora Whyte RN
In January 2012, the B.C. Government plans to launch the Nurse-Family Partnership program (NFP), a nurse home-visitation program offered to vulnerable, young, first-time mothers who… Read More »Positioning the Nurse-Family Partnership Program in British Columbia – How can it be a win-win for optimum family health? by Susan Duncan RN
