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Nurses Deb Melvin, who is an Indigenous patient navigator, Indigenous Health Manager Jess McConnell and Indigenous Liaison Nurse Amanda Watts work at the West Coast General Hospital. (Alexandra Mehl photo)

Workers nursing health care to positive outcomes for B.C. Indigenous patients

West Coast pair advocating for patients who haven’t had great relationships with hospitals

  • May 6, 2024

 

A New Westminster registered nurse has been suspended for one month after he assaulted a patient. (Pixabay)

B.C. nurse suspended for punching ER patient, throwing charcoal at them

Regulatory college says nurse struck patient after being assaulted by them himself

 

Econoline Crush lead singer Trevor Hurst, centre wearing red shirt, poses with members of Canupawakpa Dakota Nation at the Morden Corn and Apple Festival, in Morden, Man., in an August 2023, handout photo. Hurst works as a nurse in the small community in southwestern Manitoba. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Lola Thunderchild, *MANDATORY CREDIT*

‘A bit more meaningful’: Econoline Crush singer describes nursing career

The singer was living in Vancouver when a neighbour prompted him to consider a career shift

 

The British Columbia government says it’s making progress on a $1 billion, multi-year plan to attract more health-care workers to the province. Health Minister Adrian Dix looks on during a press conference in Victoria, on Nov. 9. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

B.C. more than doubles number of foreign nurse registrations this year

578 internationally educated nurses became fully registered in the province in 2023

The British Columbia government says it’s making progress on a $1 billion, multi-year plan to attract more health-care workers to the province. Health Minister Adrian Dix looks on during a press conference in Victoria, on Nov. 9. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Tofino nurse Andrea McGowan was given a one-year suspension on Nov. 6, 2023, for sexual misconduct relating to her co-workers. (Pixabay)

B.C. nurse suspended for making sexual comments, gestures to co-workers

Tofino nurse Andrea McGowan banned for 1 year

Tofino nurse Andrea McGowan was given a one-year suspension on Nov. 6, 2023, for sexual misconduct relating to her co-workers. (Pixabay)
Dr. Melissa Lem, a Vancouver physician and president of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, speaks outside Premier David Eby’s Vancouver constituency office Thursday (Aug. 24). The association was calling on the province to put a moratorium on future LNG projects, citing the risks associated with climate change. (Lauren Collins)

Doctors, nurses want B.C. to limit wildfire, climate impacts of LNG industry

Group gathered outside Premier David Eby’s office call for moratorium on future LNG projects

Dr. Melissa Lem, a Vancouver physician and president of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, speaks outside Premier David Eby’s Vancouver constituency office Thursday (Aug. 24). The association was calling on the province to put a moratorium on future LNG projects, citing the risks associated with climate change. (Lauren Collins)
The Penticton Regional Hospital provides health care service in British Columbia’s South Okanagan. Which hospital in Canada is the oldest still operating hospital? (Black Press file photo)

QUIZ: A tribute to first responders

When things go wrong, police, firefighters, paramedics, doctors and nurses are ready to help

The Penticton Regional Hospital provides health care service in British Columbia’s South Okanagan. Which hospital in Canada is the oldest still operating hospital? (Black Press file photo)
Photos of Mona Wang after a January 2020 wellness check and a still from surveillance footage of Const. Lacy Browning pushing her head into the ground with a boot. (Submitted)

Kelowna Mountie to be sentenced for assault stemming from UBCO wellness check

Lacy Browning was charged with assault after a 2020 arrest on UBC Okanagan campus

Photos of Mona Wang after a January 2020 wellness check and a still from surveillance footage of Const. Lacy Browning pushing her head into the ground with a boot. (Submitted)
Hundreds of nurses in Vancouver for a B.C. Nurses Union conference marched along the streets of Vancouver Wednesday (May 31, 2023) calling for safer staffing levels. (Lauren Collins)

PHOTOS: Protest highlights B.C.’s ‘dire’ nurse staffing shortage

Hundreds of nurses took to the streets of Vancouver urging that ‘safe staffing saves lives’

Hundreds of nurses in Vancouver for a B.C. Nurses Union conference marched along the streets of Vancouver Wednesday (May 31, 2023) calling for safer staffing levels. (Lauren Collins)
B.C. Nurses’ Union President Aman Grewal speaks as B.C. Premier David Eby, back right, listens during an announcement at Langara College in Vancouver, on January 9, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

B.C. nurses ratify new three-year collective agreement

BCNU says 61 per cent of its members voted in favour of the new deal

B.C. Nurses’ Union President Aman Grewal speaks as B.C. Premier David Eby, back right, listens during an announcement at Langara College in Vancouver, on January 9, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
(Okanagan College nursing students/Submitted)

Okanagan College nursing students speak out against program transfer to UBCO

The provincial government decided to consolidate the UBCO and OC nursing programs

(Okanagan College nursing students/Submitted)
The entrance to the COVID-19 intensive care unit at St. Paul’s hospital in downtown Vancouver is pictured Tuesday, April 21, 2020. More than 51,000 registered, psychiatric and licensed practical nurses in British Columbia have reached a tentative contract with the provincial government. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

B.C. nurses reach tentative labour agreement with provincial government

Contract impacts more than 21,000 nurses

The entrance to the COVID-19 intensive care unit at St. Paul’s hospital in downtown Vancouver is pictured Tuesday, April 21, 2020. More than 51,000 registered, psychiatric and licensed practical nurses in British Columbia have reached a tentative contract with the provincial government. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he’d implement a countrywide standardized test for nurses and doctors, making it easier for them to switch provinces or enter Canada from other countries. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Poilievre calls for testing that would allow doctors, nurses to work across Canada

Conservative leader says he’d implement a countrywide standardized test

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he’d implement a countrywide standardized test for nurses and doctors, making it easier for them to switch provinces or enter Canada from other countries. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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West Kelowna nurse accessed medical records and sent ‘harassing text messages’, says college

The nurse is is facing discipline from the College of Nurses and Midwives

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An assistant nursing professor at the University of New Brunswick says there is a crisis-level shortage of sexual assault nurse examiners in the country. A nurse tends to a patient at the Bluewater Health Hospital in Sarnia, Ont., on Wednesday, Jan, 26, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

As sexual assault rates rise, provinces face shortages of specially trained nurses

Many forensic nurse positions are only offered casually, making it unrealistic for many to take on

An assistant nursing professor at the University of New Brunswick says there is a crisis-level shortage of sexual assault nurse examiners in the country. A nurse tends to a patient at the Bluewater Health Hospital in Sarnia, Ont., on Wednesday, Jan, 26, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Efforts by provinces and health authorities to recruit nurses from other parts of the country won’t solve nursing shortages unless they address the reasons people are leaving the profession, a nurses association said. A nurse greets a woman at a walk-in clinic in Montreal, on Tuesday, September 29, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

Focus on retaining nurses before recruiting nurses from other provinces: association

With nursing shortage affecting communities across the country, international recruiting encouraged

Efforts by provinces and health authorities to recruit nurses from other parts of the country won’t solve nursing shortages unless they address the reasons people are leaving the profession, a nurses association said. A nurse greets a woman at a walk-in clinic in Montreal, on Tuesday, September 29, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
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B.C. nurse reprimanded after Indigenous person left unresponsive in emergency room

Katherine Lowe ​has agreed to a public reprimand including a breach of ethical practice

(Black Press file photo)
B.C. psychiatric nurse Katelynn Somerset agreed to a six-month suspension for having a sexual relationship with a former patient. ADOBE STOCK IMAGE

B.C. nurse suspended over sexual relationship with former psychiatric patient

Patient was ‘highly vulnerable’ and had only recently been released from care, regulatory college found

B.C. psychiatric nurse Katelynn Somerset agreed to a six-month suspension for having a sexual relationship with a former patient. ADOBE STOCK IMAGE
A new Indigenous nursing program is being built at six B.C. universities. (File)

Master of Indigenous Nursing program coming to 6 B.C. universities

Program aims to empower Indigenous nurses to serve communities within their own knowledge systems

  • Jan 11, 2023
A new Indigenous nursing program is being built at six B.C. universities. (File)
B.C. says it will expedite the registration time for internationally-trained nurses to get practising. (Credit: Pixabay/Antonio-Corigliano)

B.C. cutting costs for retired nurses to return, internationally-educated ones to start

Announcement comes amid about 5,200 nursing vacancies

B.C. says it will expedite the registration time for internationally-trained nurses to get practising. (Credit: Pixabay/Antonio-Corigliano)