The Practice of Nursing

Sally Brown: Registered Nurse
Nursing is an excellent training ground and springboard to a world of opportunities both within and outside the health system to influence policy and the well-being of Canadians.

Nancy DiPietro: Registered Nurse
Nursing is caring. Knowing that when someone is going through one of the most difficult times of their lives, you are helping to make it more manageable for them. That is the reward of nursing – being part of that moment.

Denise Fast: Registered Nurse
Nurses are the “glue” that allows Canadians to enjoy their current quality and excellence in health care. They wear many different hats, and you may not always take notice of them, but they are behind the scenes, working in and around the community to support the health of Canadians.

Theresa Fillatre: Registered Nurse
An effective nurse leader and mentor, Theresa contributes to quality health services by empowering nurses and other health-care professionals to achieve personal and professional excellence.

Doreen Littlejohn: Registered Nurse
The most important gift that nurses can give patients is the choice about what care they receive. They do this by providing patients with information and options, and then respecting the patient’s decision. The relationship and respect built between nurse and patient are paramount.

Sandra Robinson: Registered Nurse
Being a nursing officer in the Canadian Forces provides you with the opportunity for career advancement, for training and education, for exciting adventures, and for helping people in distress all over the world.

Sean Secord: Registered Nurse
Nursing is health care. In no other profession does one become so intimately involved in another’s life.

Lloy Semenyna: Registered Nurse
Registered nurses spend time teaching Canadians about their health and helping them to identify their own health needs and ways to improve their health.

Patsy Smith: Registered Nurse
When Patsy Smith moved to family practice, there was a lot of uncertainty about the nurse’s role. She decided to begin consulting part time, helping family doctors bring family practice nurses into their offices to improve chronic disease management, preventive care and early disease detection.