Calling All Nurses

Calling All Nurses - S2, Episode 5 - Leigh Chapman and Canada's Chief Nursing Officer position

Betty Tate, Martha Russell, and RaeAnn Hartman Season 2 Episode 5

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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.html

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 BC
BCCNM - BC College of Nurses & Midwives
BCNU – BC Nurses Union
CNA - Canadian Nurses Association 
HHR – Health Human Resource
IEN - Internationally Educated Nurses
LPN – Licensed Practical Nurse 
NNPBC – Nurses and Nurse Practitioners of BC (formerly ARNBC)
NBA – Nurses’ Bargaining Association
NPS – Nursing Policy Secretariat within the BC Ministry of Health
RNABC - Registered Nurses Association of BC
RPN – Registered Psychiatric Nurse



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