Nurses, the unsung heroes of health care, go beyond traditional roles

Beyond providing essential primary-care services, they take on a range of other roles, including research, teaching, and promoting awareness of the importance of cultural competency in their profession, writes Liberal MP Don Rusnak.

Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott, pictured. Each community is faced with their own unique health challenges. Nurses are the front-line workers who address these complex situations each day, writes Liberal MP Dan Rusnak. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY Private: Liberal MP Don Rusnak

June 18, 2018

Last month, I attended the 16th Annual Awards of Excellence in Nursing, a celebration of both the beginning of National Nursing Week and the recipients of these awards. This year's theme during Nursing Week was #YESThisisNursing, a testament to the constantly changing and expanding roles of nurses ...

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