In the community of Fort St. John, there are five nurse practitioners (NP) who support primary and acute care services alongside a supportive group of physicians, nurses, and other health care profess...
May 6-12 is National Nursing Week, and in recognition of the tremendous impact nurses have on individuals, communities, and the future of health care, this year’s theme is “Changing lives. Shaping tomorrow.” Today, we’re highlighting Ashley Gueret, a Clinical Lead Nurse Practitioner who lives in Prince George.
Since opening in late January, the Primary Care Clinic has attached hundreds of unattached residents in the Smithers area and has provided over a thousand patient visits, thanks in part to the dedicat...
Christy Demeter, a nurse practitioner in Dawson Creek, is part of a team studying the effects of polypharmacy in Northeastern BC. Polypharmacy is the regular use of at least five medications, and is c...
The inaugural BC Indigenous Nurses Day honours Charlotte Edith Anderson Monture, known as Edith Monture, who was Canada's first Indigenous nurse. This day has been declared by the BC Nurses' Union,...
The theme of World Breastfeeding Week 2021 is Protect Breastfeeding: A Shared Responsibility. This theme highlights the links between breastfeeding and the optimal health and wellbeing of women, child...
Beth Berlin, a Northern Health Nurse Practitioner (NP), has been supporting the COVID-19 vaccine response in Burns Lake and the surrounding communities. Here, she answers some...
