ARNBC Consultations 2012

your voice is our strength

Acts on behalf of the PUBLIC to ensure nurses provide safe

professional care

Acts on behalf of NURSES to secure salary, benefits and

working conditions

Acts on behalf of NURSING to advance the profession and

influence health and social policy

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We Believe

1) That the College (CRNBC) and the Union (BCNU) both fulfill vital functions for our profession• BC nurses need to remain self-regulating• BC nurses need a strong union that can

advocate on matters of remuneration, working conditions and benefits

2) That the BC nursing profession requires a strong, united provincial policy voice.

3) That BC nurses deserve to have full engagement with a national and international nursing policy voice through the Canadian Nurses Association and the International Council of Nurses.

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Timeline

What can a provincial nursing association do for me?

• Connect me with other registered nurses across BC • Include my voice in influencing change on social and health issues • Link me with national and international nursing and interprofessional

organizations • Support my professional practice and advance the profession of

nursing

Goals for 2012

• Engagement—moving into an active province-wide consultation process

• Democracy—planning for our first election and AGM (May 9, 2012)

• Voice—bringing a unified nursing perspective to policy issues

We need to hear from YOU!• Share your thoughts and ideas during a session• Host a session (see www.arnbc.ca for a full session toolkit)• Contact us and tell us what you think:

• Email admin@arnbc.ca• Like us on Facebook (search ARNBC)• Follow us on Twitter (@BCRNs)• Check us out on YouTube (ARNBC)• Join our LinkedIn Group (ARNBC)• Call our office (604.737.1304)• Write a blog (or comment on the conversation) www.arnbc.ca/blog

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