Calling All Nurses

Send us a textListen as Dr. Bernie Pauly describes her research projects over time, making change with people on the margins. She discusses how she got there, what motivates her and how the teams she worked with made it happen. Dr. Bernie Pauly is a Professor in the School of Nursing, a Scientist with the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research and a University of Victoria Community Engaged Scholar. Her research focuses on the promotion of health equity at the intersection of substance use and homelessness in collaboration with communities impacted by health inequities. Her research has informed provincial, regional, and national harm reduction policies in nursing, housing and healthcare including National Operational Guidance for Managed Alcohol Programs. She is a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Nursing and Canadian Academy of Health Sciences and an international collaborator with Salvation Army Centre for Addictions Services and Research at the University of Stirling (Scotland) and the Australian MAP Protocol Steering Committee. For her work and contributions, she has received numerous awards including the Canadian Public Health Association Ron Draper Health Promotion Award, Nurse and Nurse Practitioner Association of BC: Excellence in Advancing Nursing Knowledge and Research Award, a BC Reconciliation Award and BC Community Achievement Award and Phillip Owen Award for Excellence in Policy Research.Instagram: @calling.all.nursesComments and feedback can be sent to our email: callingallnurses.podcast@gmail.com

Send us a textAn Introduction to Environmental Racism for Nurses is an online heart, arts, and land-based continuing education course for nurses. This course is designed to empower nurses across Canada with essential knowledge on the critical issues of environmental racism and environmental justice. Listen as our guests describe how they translated their collaboration, evidence, and advocacy to action.Alysha T. Jones (she/her) is a second-generation white settler nurse educator and community health nurse, grateful to live on the lands of the T'Sou-ke and Sc'ianew Nations, and to teach and practice on the lands of the W̱SÁNEĆ and lək̓ʷəŋən Nations. She has a background in ecopsychology and teaches in undergraduate nursing studies at Camosun College, as well as an online course on environmental justice and planetary health at the University of Northern BC. Alysha co-chairs the Environmental Justice and Reconciliation Committee of the Canadian Association of Nurses for the Environment. Keara Allen, M.A., received her Masters in Globalization at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada, were her research - grounded in anti-racist and anti-colonial principles - investigated the intersections between environmental racism, climate change inequities, and health in Indigenous and historical Black communities in Canada. As an environmental and climate justice researcher, consultant, and advocate, Keara dedicates her work towards advancing equity for historically marginalized groups, and promoting healthier communities and ecosystems.Shona Lalonde RN, BScN, MN (she/her) obtained a Masters degree in Nursing from the University of Victoria, British Columbia, focusing on the structural factors determining the health of equity-denied populations. She held a nursing faculty position for 15 years at Camosun College, and has a strong background in course and curriculum development. Shona has extensive experience in health promotion, community, and population health. Her nursing practice has focused primarily on promoting the health of equity-denied populations in both rural and inner-city settings. Her areas of current engagement are nursing education and planetary health, social justice, and advocacy. Links from the podcast:https://cane-aiie.ca/environmental-racism-course/ Instagram: @calling.all.nursesComments and feedback can be sent to our email: callingallnurses.podcast@gmail.com

Send us a textThe Learning Our Way project aims to address systemic racism and promote health equity for Indigenous peoples through field schools led by Indigenous Knowledge Holders. This three-year project, funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), is a partnership between, Wuikinuxv, Kwakiutl, Ka:'yu:'k't'h'/Che:k:tles7et'h', Dzawada̱ a̱ʼenux̱ x̱w communities and North Island College.  Evelyn and Joanna are nurse researchers for the Learning Our Way project and Paul Willie acted as a Project Advisor. Evelyn and Paul are both of the Kwakwaka'wakw Nation, of the Dzawada̱ a̱ʼenux̱ x̱w  tribe and both acted as Indigenous Knowledge Keepers for the project. Evelyn is an Elder in Residence at North Island College and Joanna has spent most of her career working with and advocating for health equity for Indigenous people. This podcast includes only the voices of Evelyn and Joanna because Paul passed away on April 20, 2025, before we had a chance to record his perspectives. Paul was a treasured Noxsola (wise one), generously sharing his cultural knowledge, life lessons and philosophical insights, particularly in his contributions to the Learning Our Way project.Since the first field school was offered in 2007 Paul has helped all of those involved to understand, challenge and change our colonial mindsets.  His teachings include reminding us that “there are two laws we all must live by:  to look after the environment and to look after each other. There are two tasks this requires: to let go of fear and to practice unconditional love” ( Paul Willie 2022).  Paul generously shared his traditional knowledge stating: “We have chosen to experience our physicality in these times, to evolve by our experience, the evolution of our spiritual beingness. We must always come from a learning mindset. We are spiritual beings having a physical experience. He explained that the “importance of programs like Learning Our Way is that when we learn about others, we learn about ourselves,” (Paul Willie, 2023). Joanna expresses her deep gratitude for having had the opportunity to learn from Paul and how his teachings have helped her to live a deeper, more meaningful life, not only as a nurse and educator but humbly as a person. G̱̱ilakas'la, Paul (Joanna Fraser, May 2025).During his funeral service at T'saxis Gukwdzi, Paul's decades of work towards improving the healthcare system for Indigenous peoples was proudly emphasized along with his contributions to field schools, Learning Our Way and his consultation work with North Island College.Even though his voice is not included in this podcast his work and spirit are all through it.  Instagram: @calling.all.nursesComments and feedback can be sent to our email: callingallnurses.podcast@gmail.com

Send us a textWelcome to Season 3, Episode 3 of Calling All Nurses! Listen as Mariko discusses her collaborative research with both older adults and caregivers lived experiences to enhance outcomes at home, or in community, for older adults. Mariko Sakamoto joined the School of Nursing at the University of Victoria as an Assistant Professor in January 2023. She is a registered nurse with over 25 years of experience—primarily in community settings—and is a nurse researcher focused on enhancing the health, wellbeing, and quality of life of older adults, particularly those who live with dementia. Mariko's research is grounded in community-engaged and Participatory Action Research approaches and she is especially interested in how communities can be more dementia friendly and inclusive. She currently serves as President of the Gerontological Nurses Association of British Columbia.flippingstigma.com Instagram: @calling.all.nursesComments and feedback can be sent to our email: callingallnurses.podcast@gmail.com

Send us a textWelcome to Episode 2 of Season 3! Listen as Kent and Lenora discuss the current landscape of clinical nursing and how frustration with the  impossible situations new nurses were expected to navigate, turned into research. Channeling the frustration of new nurses leaving the profession,  Kent and Lenora describe how their collaboration and subsequent engagement with co-leading a research project, is addressing these impossible situations with understanding and tangible actions.  Kent Soltys is a dedicated healthcare leader, clinical nurse educator, and advocate for innovation in nursing education and leadership. With over a decade of frontline experience in emergency, acute, and rural healthcare, he has cultivated a passion for advancing nursing practice through education, mentorship, and research.Living and working on Vancouver Island, Kent has helped develop practical, hands-on education tools, including simulation-based learning experiences that support nurses in building confidence and clinical skills. His expertise in nursing leadership, goal-setting, and professional development has led to national recognition, including published works in the Canadian Journal of Nursing and speaking engagements at conferences such as the Canada West Leaders Conference. He also presented his co-led “Re-Charge the Charge Nurse” research initiative at the Health Quality BC Quality Forum and was recently honored to write the foreword for Carol Faria, RN's book Crisis to Clarity. In recognition of his contributions to nursing and healthcare, he received the 2024 Outstanding Alumni Award from Mount Royal University.Beyond his professional life, Kent is a devoted husband and father of young children and finds his greatest joy in the outdoors. Whether fishing, hiking, or exploring the natural beauty of Vancouver Island, he lives for the adventure and serenity that nature provides.Lenora is a Professor and Director in the School of Nursing at the University of Victoria. She has practiced as a Registered Nurse in a range of maternal-infant and educational settings and roles for over 40 years. Her research interests include perinatal substance use, neonatal opioid withdrawal, and supporting quality nursing education. Lenora's passions include supporting new families to have a strong start together and ensuring students have great learning experiences and a positive transition to professional nursing practice.On the other side of the curtain: why what we say when we think nobody can hear matters: https://www.canadian-nurse.com/blogs/cn-content/2025/01/20/on-the-other-side-of-the-curtainMICRO changes for macro results: altering nursing goal-setting to maximize leadership potential: https://www.canadian-nurse.com/blogs/cn-content/2024/01/15/micro-goal-settingInstagram: @calling.all.nursesComments and feedback can be sent to our email: callingallnurses.podcast@gmail.com

Send us a textWelcome to Season 3 of Calling All Nurses! We are excited to present episodes this season that draw a picture of collaboration between nursing practice, nursing education, nursing research, and communities to improve the health and wellbeing of both populations and the lives of nurses. Listen as our first guest, Celise Hack, shares how collaboration with communities in her region of rural nursing practice worked to increase access to health care information, supports, and services. The Community Well, a volunteer group in Foam Lake, Saskatchewan came together with the goal of addressing post-pandemic health concerns and impact at a grass roots level, particularly with older adults. Linking older adults to programs and services to bridge gaps while evaluating current regional infrastructure was a goal to help older adults age in place, decreasing social isolation, and improving general health and well-being.Celise Hack is a wife, a proud mom of two young hockey-loving boys, and a registered nurse with 12 years of experience across internal medicine, long-term care, home care, and primary care. Passionate about building healthier communities, Celise founded The Community Well, a nonprofit organization she leads alongside an amazing team of volunteers to support wellness initiatives in her area.Instagram: @calling.all.nursesComments and feedback can be sent to our email: callingallnurses.podcast@gmail.com

Send us a Text Message.Listen as NIC faculty alumni and Calling All Nurses co-hosts Betty Tate, RaeAnn Hartman, and Martha Russell discuss with their guest, Shanyn Simcoe, how her nursing education at NIC led her to political advocacy and change making in community health policy against the backdrop of the toxic drug poisoning public health crisis. Shanyn was a guest on Season One of the podcast and we were thrilled to have her back with us in front of our live audience!Shanyn Simcoe is a registered nurse of settler and Indigenous ancestry raised in Treaty 13 territory and currently residing on the unneeded and traditional territory of the K'omox Nation. Shanyn's nursing career has been predominantly in direct care in acute psychiatry, primary care, and community-based Mental Health and Substance Use with a recent shift to a regional quality and safety leadership role following completion of an advanced practice leadership graduate degree. For her, in addition to being an inherent responsibility, political activism is also an act of self-care. Instagram: @calling.all.nursesComments and feedback can be sent to our email: callingallnurses.podcast@gmail.com

Send us a Text Message.Get set to listen as some of our Season Two guests convene and reflect collaboratively on key takeaways from listening and learning from each other at Calling All Nurses and their greatest wish for nurses and nursing right now. In Episode 6, Adriane Gear compared the current landscape of nursing like a plane just waiting and ready for takeoff. Continuing the metaphor, the outstanding leadership our guests represented this season are packed and ready for a new era of nursing, trying new solutions, and committed to transforming health systems while respecting what needs to stay or change. Season One was aptly summarized as a Love Letter to Nursing. The summary for Season Two that emerged is Nursing as the Heartbeat of Healthcare, fearlessly, boldly, and compassionately moving forward. As Leigh Chapman stated, rethinking the way in which we value nursing is key…seeing it as an investment in society rather than a cost center plugging holes, shifts the power. This episode is brimming with key messages and reflections from all the guests. Don't miss it! We can't wait for Season 3 and will be sure to notify you when it's ready!Instagram: @calling.all.nursesComments and feedback can be sent to our email: callingallnurses.podcast@gmail.com

Send us a Text Message.The Canadian Association of Nurses for the Environment BC Committee (CANE BC) is a group of actively practicing as well as student and retired nurses. Their work began many years ago throughout the province. They are now joining forces as one provincial committee to have a greater impact given the urgency of the Climate Crisis and the compelling need to protect planetary health (CANE-BC, 2024). Listen as Aggie discusses the advocacy, action, and awareness which are the cornerstones of the work of CANE-BC as well as the national CANE organization. Aggie tells us about the collaboration, opportunities, and initiatives that underscore creating change for the planet at this crucial time in our history and how to get involved! Aggie is the Director, Research and Knowledge Translation at Providence Health Care in Vancouver. She supports clinicians in research and knowledge translation projects, including leading the Practice-based Research Challenge and the KT Challenge programs, incorporating planetary health actions into her initiatives. Aggie is the BC representative to the national board of the Canadian Association of Nurses for the Environment. She completed her BSN at the University of Washington, Seattle, and her Master of Public Health at Simon Fraser University. She is an adjunct professor at the UBC School of Nursing and Research Associate, Centre for Advancing Health Outcomes. Aggie was recently named the recipient of the 2024 Nursing Leadership Award by The Canadian College of Health Leaders, sponsored by the Canadian Nurses Association. The Canadian College of Health Leaders brings together Canadian health leaders from across the country, disciplines, and sectors, creating opportunities and support for members toward high impact leadership in Canadian healthcare. Congratulations Aggie! Canadian Association of Nurses for the Environment:  https://cane-aiie.caCanadian Association of Nurses for the Environment BC and the Municipal Elections: A Climate Action Toolkit:  https://cane-aiie.ca/bc/The Canadian College of Health Leaders:  https://cchl-ccls.ca  Book recommendation: Taking Care: The Story of Nursing and Its Power to Change Our World by Sarah DiGregorioInstagram: @calling.all.nursesComments and feedback can be sent to our email: callingallnurses.podcast@gmail.com

Send us a Text Message.The British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives [BCCNM] is the health regulator for five distinct professions— licensed practical nurses, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, registered psychiatric nurses, and midwives. Regulation allows BCCNM to set standards for nurses and midwives. These standards ensure the public receives safe, competent, and ethical care. BCCNM honours the trust that the public puts in their hands and aspires to create unwavering confidence in the public's every interaction with nurses and midwives (BCCNM, 2024). Join us and listen as Christine Penney, Chief Officer of Regulatory Policy and Programs at BCCNM, describes the bigger picture of regulation and why public policy is so important to nursing. As Chief Officer of Regulatory Policy and Programs, Christine provides leadership and oversight to the college's core regulatory functions. Her portfolio includes education program review, policy, practice, quality assurance, registration, regulatory learning, inquiry, discipline, and monitoring. After working in a variety of executive roles in service delivery, government, research, and public policy, Christine joined the College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia in 2008 as Director of Policy. She led transformational projects to shift the college from a dual mandate to a single mandate focused on regulation for public protection. Most recently, she held the position of Chief Officer of Regulatory Policy and Programs for the British Columbia College of Nursing Professionals.  Having worked from bedside to boardroom, Christine has extensive health system experience across acute, community, and private sectors, and at regional, national, and international levels. She worked with Accreditation Canada, nationally and internationally, to lead health system accreditation and leadership development. Christine completed two terms on the Institute for Regulatory Excellence Committee of the National Council State Boards of Nursing. She serves in the International Nurse Regulator Collaborative and is Chair, board of directors for a national non-profit. Christine is passionate about the quality and sustainability of Canada's public health system and the regulatory functions that uphold the public's confidence in the health system. She is excited about regulatory modernization and looks forward to leading the development of integrated regulatory programs that support relevant high practice standards for health professionals and improved public protection.  Christine is a registered nurse who holds an MPA and a PhD in Public Administration.Instagram: @calling.all.nursesComments and feedback can be sent to our email: callingallnurses.podcast@gmail.com

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 ensuring that health employers treat BC's nurses with respect and provide patients with the care they deserve.Adriane has been an RN since 1993. She has worked in long-term care at Saanich Peninsula and general surgery at Royal Jubilee and Victoria General (VGH) hospitals. During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, she worked in case contact management and surveillance for Island Health.Adriane first became active in BCNU in 2004, when she felt her employer had not taken her health and safety seriously after she received a needle stick injury while pregnant with her second child. She became a steward at VGH and was elected as the South Islands region occupational health and safety (OHS) representative in 2010. She later served as one of the region's council members.In 2015 members elected Adriane as the union's executive councillor for OHS and mental health. One of her proudest moments occurred in 2019 when, after an extended BCNU campaign, the province amended the Workers' Compensation Act to make it easier for nurses diagnosed with a mental injury to access WorkSafeBC compensation.Adriane served as acting vice president from 2018 to 2019 and in 2022 was elected vice president following a special election. In that role, she served as BCNU's provincial lobby coordinator, where she led campaigns to raise awareness of the province's critical nursing shortage and pressure all levels of government to address nurses' issues. More recently, she chaired the union's Human Rights and Equity Committee and fostered BCNU's renewed a relationship with other provincial nurses' union and membership in the Canadian Federation of Nurses' Unions.Adriane is committed to championing reconciliation with Indigenous peoples, and advancing diversity, equity and inclusion within the union and the health-care system. She is dedicated to upholding the Nurses' Bargaining Association provincial collective agreement and ensuring that the province implements nurse-patient ratios, which will improve the staffing and practice conditions needed to keep nurses in the profession and improve patient care. She also wants to encourage more nurses to get involved with the union by continuing to share the importance of nurses' collective power.Adriane is a mother to two young adults, both attending post-secondary school. She lives with her husband and boxer Phoebe.  Adriane is grateful for the opportunity to live on the traditional territory of the W̱SÁNEĆ people which includes W̱JOȽEȽP (Tsartlip) and SȾÁUTW̱ (Tsawout) First Nation.Instagram: @calling.all.nursesComments and feedback can be sent to our email: callingallnurses.podcast@gmail.com

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 leadership for nursing across Canada, her commitment to the profession, unwavering belief in and support for nurses, and absolute hope and enthusiasm for the future is what nursing needs right now. Have a listen to be inspired!Dr. Leigh Chapman is committed to advancing the nursing profession in Canada to ensure equitable access to quality care. As CNO for Canada, she provides strategic advice to Health Canada, plays a convening role on key nursing issues, and represents the Federal Government at public forums. Leigh is a registered nurse [RN] who received her PhD from the University of Toronto's Lawrence S. Bloomberg's Faculty of Nursing. Over the past 20 years, she has gained a deep understanding of nursing by working in both frontline and clinical leadership capacities. In addition to her role as CNO for Canada, Leigh continues to work at a community-based consumption and treatment site in Toronto, where she provides harm reduction services and frontline care. The Nursing Retention Toolkit -https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/health-care-system/health-human-resources/nursing-retention-toolkit-improving-working-lives-nurses.htmlNotes for the season acronyms:Allied Health Professions – other health care providers such as physiotherapists, occupational therapists, nutritionists, speech language pathologists, audiologists, respiratory therapists, and so on.ARNBC - Association of Registered Nurses of BCBCCNM - BC College of Nurses & MidwivesBCNU – BC Nurses UnionCNA - Canadian Nurses Association HHR – Health Human ResourceIEN - Internationally Educated NursesLPN – Licensed Practical Nurse NNPBC – Nurses and Nurse Practitioners of BC (formerly ARNBC)NBA – Nurses' Bargaining AssociationNPS – Nursing Policy Secretariat within the BC Ministry of HealthRNABC - Registered Nurses Association of BCRPN – Registered Psychiatric NurseInstagram: @calling.all.nursesComments and feedback can be sent to our email: callingallnurses.podcast@gmail.com

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, Nursing Policy Secretariat for the BC Ministry of Health, and a longstanding leader within his profession. He is passionate about advancing nursing practice, policy, and education to optimally support a healthcare system that works for both providers and people in British Columbia, including the province's diverse Indigenous Peoples and other priority populations. For the past 24 years, Zak has been a proud member of the nursing profession, practicing nursing in a variety of settings including emergency, intensive care, street nursing, vascular access, and outpost nursing, and as a nurse practitioner providing primary care services with a focus on marginalized populations. He continues to maintain a part-time addiction practice in Nelson, BC, providing harm reduction and comprehensive point of care primary care services. The Nursing Policy Secretariat NPS News: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/health/about-bc-s-health-care-system/heath-care-partners/health-newsletter/nps-newsletter-dec-2022.pdf Notes for the season acronyms:Allied Health Professions – other health care providers such as physiotherapists, occupational therapists, nutritionists, speech language pathologists, audiologists, respiratory therapists, and so on.ARNBC - Association of Registered Nurses of BCBCCNM - BC College of Nurses & MidwivesBCNU – BC Nurses UnionCNA - Canadian Nurses Association HHR – Health Human ResourceIEN - Internationally Educated NursesLPN – Licensed Practical Nurse NNPBC – Nurses and Nurse Practitioners of BC (formerly ARNBC)NBA – Nurses' Bargaining AssociationNPS – Nursing Policy Secretariat within the BC Ministry of HealthRNABC - Registered Nurses Association of BCRPN – Registered Psychiatric NurseInstagram: @calling.all.nursesComments and feedback can be sent to our email: callingallnurses.podcast@gmail.com

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 midwifery colleges in BC. Listen as Patrick describes the evidence needed for both decision-making and evaluation with regulatory review, reform, and modernization. As professional regulatory competence, conduct, and discipline of health providers shifts to greater transparency and governmental oversight, is the public better protected? Patrick Chiu is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Alberta and an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the School of Nursing at the University of Victoria. He has held several policy and professional practice positions in professional associations, regulatory bodies, and government. He holds a Bachelor of Science from McMaster University, a Master of Public Health from Simon Fraser University, a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Alberta (2022), and a Certified Global Nurse Consultant (CGNC) designation through the International Council of Nurses & CGFNS. Patrick holds several leadership roles at the national and global levels and currently serves as a Liaison to the United Nations (Economic and Social Council) for Sigma Nursing, Chair of CNA's Professional Associations and Membership Advisory Council, and is a member of the editorial advisory board for the Canadian Journal of Nursing Leadership and Canadian Nurse Journal.Health Regulation in BC:  https://bchealthregulators.ca/health-regulation-in-bc/ Professional Regulatory Authorities:  https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/organizational-structure/ministries-organizations/regulatory-authorities British Columbia College of Nurses & Midwives: https://www.bccnm.ca/Pages/Default.aspxNotes for the season acronyms:Allied Health Professions – other health care providers such as physiotherapists, occupational therapists, nutritionists, speech language pathologists, audiologists, respiratory therapists, and so on.ARNBC - Association of Registered Nurses of BCBCCNM - BC College of Nurses & MidwivesBCNU – BC Nurses UnionCNA - Canadian Nurses Association HHR – Health Human ResourceIEN - Internationally Educated NursesLPN – Licensed Practical Nurse NNPBC – Nurses and Nurse Practitioners of BC (formerly ARNBC)NBA – Nurses' Bargaining AssociationNPS – Nursing Policy Secretariat within the BC Ministry of HealthRNABC - Registered Nurses Association of BCRPN – Registered Psychiatric NurseInstagram: @calling.all.nursesComments and feedback can be sent to our email: callingallnurses.podcast@gmail.com

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 an overview of BC's nursing professional association, what their current focus entails, and how policy can be the game changer for nursing. Also, hear about Angela's experience with the Canadian Nurses Association and the International Council of Nurses. Angela Wignall is a Registered Nurse serving as the Director, Professional Practice & Health Policy with the Nurses and Nurse Practitioners of British Columbia (NNPBC), BC's unified professional nursing association. Angela is a policy nurse whose practice centres nursing at the intersection of policy and governance. Angela holds a BA from York University, a BSN from the University of Victoria, a Masters in Policy & Practice, and is currently completing her PhD with a research focus on nation state level Chief Nursing Officer leading health policy coalitions. Angela is a member of the Board of Directors for the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) and has recently supported the work of Canada's Chief Nursing Officer as a member of the CNO Advisory Committee on Nursing Retention. In addition, she supports the International Council of Nurses as chair of the PAHO region Global Nursing Leadership Institute Alumni Network and co-chair of the international GNLI Steering Group. Angela advises and speaks around the world on nurse-led innovation, clinical governance, policy science, nursing leadership in policy contexts, and health-care transformation. She lives with her partner and two sons on the beautiful homelands of the Lekwungen speaking peoples, the Songhees and Esquimalt First Nations, in what is colonially known as Victoria, BC.The Association of Nurses and Nurse Practitioners of British Columbia-https://www.nnpbc.com Notes for the season acronyms:Allied Health Professions – other health care providers such as physiotherapists, occupational therapists, nutritionists, speech language pathologists, audiologists, respiratory therapists, and so on.ARNBC - Association of Registered Nurses of BCBCCNM - BC College of Nurses & MidwivesBCNU – BC Nurses UnionCNA - Canadian Nurses Association HHR – Health Human ResourceIEN - Internationally Educated NursesLPN – Licensed Practical Nurse NNPBC – Nurses and Nurse Practitioners of BC (formerly ARNBC)NBA – Nurses' Bargaining AssociationNPS – Nursing Policy Secretariat within the BC Ministry of HealthRNABC - Registered Nurses Association of BCRPN – Registered Psychiatric NurseInstagram: @calling.all.nursesComments and feedback can be sent to our email: callingallnurses.podcast@gmail.com

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. This season we are speaking  with:Angela Wignall, Director, Professional Practice & Health Policy with the Nurses and Nurse Practitioners of British Columbia (NNPBC), BC's professional nursing association. Patrick Chiu, Assistant Professor at the University of Alberta with a current research program about professional regulation. Zachary Matieschyn, Executive Director and Chief Nursing Officer for the BC Nursing Policy Secretariat Leigh Chapman, Chief Nursing Officer for CanadaAdriane Gear, BC Nurse's Union [BCNU] PresidentChristine Penney, Chief Officer and Deputy Registrar, Regulatory Policy and Programs for the BC College of Nurses & Midwives [BCCNM]Aggie Black, BC Representative for the Canadian Association of Nurses for the Environment [CANE]Get set to hear about outstanding enthusiasm for nursing, current system level projects in nursing, and collaboration that highlights the collective voice, giving everyone hope for the future of healthcare.  This season we will bring you a Summer Summary once again, so as you listen and have questions, email them to us and you too can participate in our Summary!Join us to listen, wherever you get your podcasts, follow us on Instagram, and email us!  We love to hear from you!Link to our article in the Canadian Nurse:  https://www.canadian-nurse.com/blogs/cn-content/2024/02/05/calling-all-nurses-podcast Notes for the season acronyms:Allied Health Professions – other health care providers such as physiotherapists, occupational therapists, nutritionists, speech language pathologists, audiologists, respiratory therapists, and so on.ARNBC - Association of Registered Nurses of BCBCCNM - BC College of Nurses & MidwivesBCNU – BC Nurses UnionCNA - Canadian Nurses Association HHR – Health Human ResourceIEN - Internationally Educated NursesLPN – Licensed Practical Nurse NNPBC – Nurses and Nurse Practitioners of BC (formerly ARNBC)NBA – Nurses' Bargaining AssociationNPS – Nursing Policy Secretariat within the BC Ministry of HealthRNABC - Registered Nurses Association of BCRPN – Registered Psychiatric NurseInstagram: @calling.all.nursesComments and feedback can be sent to our email: callingallnurses.podcast@gmail.com

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 sometime in late August...huge plans are underway!  Have a wonderful summer and keep sharing, saving, and following Calling All Nurses with all your networks! Instagram: @calling.all.nursesComments and feedback can be sent to our email: callingallnurses.podcast@gmail.com

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 completed a Master of Leadership (Health concentration) at Royal Roads University. Colleen currently works with the First Nations Health Authority as Director, Mental Wellness Clinical Services and lives on the unceded lands of the Kwakwaka'waka peoples. When not working, Colleen is dragon boating or enjoying the outdoors biking and hiking.First Nations Health Authority:https://www.fnha.ca/what-we-doUNDRIP: United Nations Declaration On The Rights Of Indigenous Peoples - https://www.un.org/development/desa/indigenouspeoples/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2018/11/UNDRIP_E_web.pdf Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada:  Calls to Action - https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/british-columbians-our-governments/indigenous-people/aboriginal-peoples-documents/calls_to_action_english2.pdf In Plain Sight Full Report:  https://engage.gov.bc.ca/app/uploads/sites/613/2020/11/In-Plain-Sight-Full-Report-2020.pdfThe Village Workshop Series:  https://villageworkshopseries.com/Medicine Unbundled:  https://www.heritagehouse.ca/book/medicine-unbundled/Instagram: @calling.all.nursesComments and feedback can be sent to our email: callingallnurses.podcast@gmail.com

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 the most challenging of times, creating change and making history during the worldwide health emergency, called a pandemic.Laura Hoyseth is a Registered Nurse of mixed settler ancestry living in the traditional and unceded territory of the K'omoks First Nation, where she's had the privilege to raise her family for 26 years. Laura began her career as a Community Health Nurse for the Wuikinuxv, Dzawada'enuxw and Homalco Nations, providing nursing care and community development support in Indigenous led health care systems. Alongside this work, Laura worked in Community and Acute Care Mental Health and Primary Health Care Nursing with a focus on Chronic Pain Management. These rich community experiences and teachings fed her passion for Health Promotion and Prevention, eventually leading to a focus on Public Health Nursing with a scope including perinatal, infant, school aged and adult health with a specialization in reproductive health certified practice. During the COVID 19 Pandemic, Laura was a front line Public Health Nursing Clinical Coordinator responding to the Pandemic as it unfolded and leading teams to roll out the COVID 19 Immunization program. Laura is currently a Regional Immunization Operations Clinical Coordinator within the Population and Public Health portfolio at Island Health. Laura's work is focused on translating overarching global, national and provincial health promotion and prevention goals to front line Public Health services within communities across the region. Laura is passionate about the profession and discipline of nursing, and its place in healthcare transformation.Public Health Agency of Canada: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health.html BC Centre for Disease Control: http://www.bccdc.ca/health-infoInstagram: @calling.all.nursesComments and feedback can be sent to our email: callingallnurses.podcast@gmail.com

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). Building on the research of Judy Boychuk Duchscher, who studied new graduate transitions, the New Grad RN Council seeks to understand and support new graduates through the transition process from education to practice. Josh Duncan chairs the New Grad RN Council and will talk about both transitions of new grads as well as mentorship, leadership, and working as a new nurse during a global pandemic and why intravenous starts are not the most important skill in nursing.  Josh Duncan has been a registered nurse for five years, having worked primarily in Med/Surg and the ICU. He is passionate about new graduate nurse advocacy, transition to practice, and baking the ultimate pie. Although blackberry pie will always be one of his personal favourites, his caramel apple and chocolate cherry pies are forces to be reckoned with. Island Health Grad Transition Infogram:https://www.islandhealth.ca/sites/default/files/careers/documents/new-grad-transition-stages.pdfInstagram: @calling.all.nursesComments and feedback can be sent to our email: callingallnurses.podcast@gmail.com

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 deadly heatwave that took the lives of over 600 people, seasonal wildfires, and atmospheric river devastation. Listen as Megan reveals her work with planetary health and the considerations nurses can adopt. Megan Tomlinson is a Registered Nurse residing on the Unceded Traditional Territory of the K'ómoks First Nation. She is passionate about the protection of the natural world and is a member of the Canadian Association of Nurses for the Environment, including the BC chapter. In addition to her work as a community nurse, Megan is a yoga practitioner with a special interest in creating low barrier spaces and increased access to the healing modality of yoga.References:Canadian Nurses Association. (2017). Nurses and Environmental Health Position Statement. Ottawa:  Author. https://cne-aiie.cahttps://cane-aiie.ca/bc/https://www.cna-aiic.ca/en/policy-advocacy/policy-support-tools/position-statements Instagram: @calling.all.nursesComments and feedback can be sent to our email: callingallnurses.podcast@gmail.com

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 that never in a million years did she think her nursing career would be linked to political action, adeptly sharing how and where change happens.  Shanyn Simcoe, is a registered nurse of settler and Indigenous ancestry raised in Treaty 13 territory and currently residing on the unceded and traditional territory of the K'omox Nation. Shanyn's nursing career has been predominantly in direct-care in acute psychiatry, primary care, and community-based Mental Health and Substance Use with a recent shift to a regional quality and safety leadership role following completion of an advanced practice leadership graduate degree. For her, in addition to being an inherent responsibility, political activism is also an act of self-care. *Correction for the episode:  Shanyn was put in touch with the Hedican family in early 2018, not 2017 as stated. Stop Overdose B.C.:  https://www.stopoverdose.gov.bc.caBritish Columbia Centre on Substance Use: https://www.bccsu.caInstagram: @calling.all.nursesComments and feedback can be sent to our email: callingallnurses.podcast@gmail.com

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 one make it happen? Dawn Tisdale is a Registered Nurse of mixed Mi'kmaq and European ancestry and is the Indigenous Senior Professional Practice Lead for BC Children & Women's Hospitals Indigenous Health Program. Dawn's research and advocacy efforts are grounded in disrupting anti-Indigenous racism in support of health equity to improve access and services for Indigenous Peoples. Most importantly, she is committed to heart centered leadership to support systems change.UNDRIP: United Nations Declaration On The Rights Of Indigenous Peoples - https://www.un.org/development/desa/indigenouspeoples/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2018/11/UNDRIP_E_web.pdfTruth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada:  Calls to Action - https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/british-columbians-our-governments/indigenous-people/aboriginal-peoples-documents/calls_to_action_english2.pdfIn Plain Sight Full Report:  https://engage.gov.bc.ca/app/uploads/sites/613/2020/11/In-Plain-Sight-Full-Report-2020.pdfInstagram: @calling.all.nursesComments and feedback can be sent to our email: callingallnurses.podcast@gmail.com

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 at the heart for patients, clients, families, communities, and society.  This first season focuses on current health issues and the guests are all former students of these co-hosts when they were nurse educators.  We are truly excited for this launch and can't wait for you to join us and listen!Instagram: @calling.all.nursesComments and feedback can be sent to our email: callingallnurses.podcast@gmail.com