Recently added articles from Info Nursing:
Ensuring effective leadership.(PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE)(Conference news)
Mar 22, 2009; Cormier-Daigle, Monique ... Over the past few months the Board of Directors has been engaged in strategic planning for the Association. Martha Vickers, President-Elect is chairing our Steering Committee as oversight and implementation of the final plan will fall during her term as President. Clearly the predominate ...
Nurses for Medicare.(EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S MESSAGE)
Mar 22, 2009; Tarjan, Roxanne ... The Canadian Nurses Association and the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions launched "Nurses for Medicare" in October 2008. The goal of the initiative is to engage nurses in advocating for the sustainability of the Canadian health system; our publicly-funded, not-for profit system of ...
The board of directors met on February 17, 18 & 19, 2009 at NANB headquarters in Fredericton.(EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S MESSAGE)(Conference news)
Mar 22, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The meeting started with an afternoon Strategic Planning Forum, facilitated by Anne Marie Atkinson of the Atkinson Group Inc., and included both board members and NANB professional staff. The focus of the forum was on a strategic thinking exercise to ...
Election to the board of directors 2009.
Mar 22, 2009; ... The positions of President-Elect, and Directors for region 2, 4, and 6 will be elected for a four-year term and two-year term consecutively beginning on September 1, 2009. All practising members are eligible to vote for the position of President-Elect, only practising members residing in a ...
Postpartum depression screening: role for nurses in New Brunswick?
Mar 22, 2009; Duffett-Leger, Linda ... Postpartum mood disorders represent the most frequent form of maternal morbidity following delivery (1). Approximately 13% of new mothers experience postpartum depression (PPD)(2), which is characterized by low mood, anxiety, confusion, emotional instability, tearfulness, feelings of ...
NB RN receives the order of Canada: Sister Margaret Vickers pays tribute to the nursing profession.(Interview)
Mar 22, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Governor General Michelle Jean presented Sister Margaret Vickers, RN, 81 with the Order of Canada, during a ceremony at Rideau Hall on December 12th, 2008. Sister Margaret was recognized for her years of dedication and service including decades as CEO of ...
CNA visits Burkina Faso: SNNAP's newest partners receive support.(Canadian Nurses Association)(Strengthening Nurses, Nursing Networks and Associations Program)
Mar 22, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Last November, the Canadian Nurses Association's SNNNAP Program Manager Vicki Campbell, and Senior Nurse I Consultant C.J. Cote spent one week in Ougadougou, Burkina Faso to officially launch the Strengthening Nurses, Nursing Networks and Associations ...
Adapting to the New Workplace reality: maximizing the role of RNs within a collaborative nursing practice model.(registered nurses)
Mar 22, 2009; Rogers, Ruth ... Editor's note: This is the last article in a series of six articles looking at how registered nurses can best adapt to changes in the mix of nursing care providers in the health care system. The topics in the series are: "Professional Nursing Practice: Requisite Capacities," "Professional ...
93rd Annual meeting agenda: Delta hotel, Fredericton.(REGISTERED NURSES: Moving forward ... creating solutions)
Mar 22, 2009; ... Annual Meeting WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2009 0730 * Registration 0900-1030 * Call to order * Introductions * Greetings--Hon. Michael Murphy, Minister, Department of Health * Greetings-Kaaren Neufeld, President CNA ...
Proxy voting.
Mar 22, 2009; ... What you need to know Anyone who does not plan to attend the 2009 annual meeting can make their views known through a process called proxy voting. Simply put, it is a way of voting at annual meetings by means of a proxy or person that you have entrusted to vote on your behalf ....
NB RNs recognized by peers.(New Brunswick registered nurses)(Brief article)
Mar 22, 2009; Whitehead, Jennifer ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A ceremony was hosted by the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) to pay tribute to 100 registered nurses across the country. "These are nurses who represent all regions of this country and all areas of nursing, from educators to administrators to ...
The centennial award medallion.(Brief article)
Mar 22, 2009; ... One side of the medallion shows CNA House, which has become an Ottawa landmark with its distinctive lantern tower and International style architecture. Designed by James Strutt and officially opened in 1965 by His Excellency the Right Honourable Roland Michener, Governor General of Canada, ...
Safer families ... safer communities: pilot project launched in Miramichi.
Mar 22, 2009; Doherty, Dr. Deborah ... Public Legal Education and Information Service of New Brunswick (PLEIS-NB), the Miramichi Family Violence Prevention Network and Family Violence Outreach are pleased to announce an exciting new family violence public awareness campaign called Safer Families ... Safer Communities. This ...
Ethics in practice: nurses' ethical considerations in a pandemic or other emergency--part II.
Mar 22, 2009; ... The nursing profession plays an integral role in all aspects of emergencies, including mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery" (CNA, 2007, p. 1). The following examples highlight some of the different challenges that nurses may experience in relation to a pandemic or other ...
Members speak up! Strategic planning process identifies priorities for the association.
Mar 22, 2009; Whitehead, Jennifer ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A successful Thought Leaders Forum was held on January 12, 2009 at the Association headquarters. Nursing leaders representing both long-term and acute care practice sectors, education, government, and administration were invited to participate in a ...
You asked a practice advisor: as an employer, can I hire a student nurse and what is their scope of practice?
Mar 22, 2009; Guitard, Virgil ... The Nurses Act defines a "Student Nurse" as any person enrolled in an approved nursing education program. The student nurse may perform outside a program of study the tasks, duties and functions constituting part of a course of study, subject to such conditions, limitations and ...
Understanding the complaints and discipline process.
Mar 22, 2009; Lavoie, Odette Comeau ... Under the Nurses Act (1984), the Nurses Association of New Brunswick is legally responsible for regulating members of the nursing profession in the province. Regulation ensures the nursing profession and registered nurses are accountable to the public for the delivery of safe, competent ...
Meet Odette Comeau Lavoie: regulatory consultant: professional conduct review.(Interview)
Mar 22, 2009; ... Tell us about your life before NANB. OCL: I graduated from Universite de Moncton with a Bachelors of Science in Nursing in 1988. Initially, I worked on the maternity ward at the Chaleur Regional Hospital in Bathurst. One year later, I began working as a Public Health Nurse in ...
Organ and tissue donations saves lives.
Mar 22, 2009; Whitehead, Jennifer ... Many New Brunswickers await news of a suitable organ donor so they can return to a normal and healthy lifestyle. However, for a number of these hopeful recipients, time will become a factor and their condition may deteriorate before their needs are met due to the shortage of organ and ...
Ballots must be received at the NANB office by April 30, 2009.
Mar 22, 2009; ... Seize this opportunity to influence major issues and intiatives affecting your profession. Results will be posted on the NANB Web site at www.nanb.nb.ca and ...
