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NATIONAL NURSING WEEK A message from the head of nurses’ union

BC NURSES’ UNION PRESIDENT CHRISTINE SORENSEN IS A KAMLOOPS RESIDENT

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OVID-19 has changed our lives.

Here in Kamloops, my home and yours, we have seen people come together and respond to this crisis by protecting our loved ones and our community during the pandemic.

Together, residents and health-care workers are living and working through what may be the most challenging and complex public health issue any of us will face.

As president of the BC Nurses’ Union, I am proud to acknowledge the incredible work of the province’s nurses as we celebrate National Nursing Week from May 11 to May 17.

In the face of COVID-19, it is time to acknowledge and honour nurses in our province who are fighting this virus, on the frontlines, in high-stress conditions while working very long hours.

Every day, nurses provide safe patient care in hospitals, long-term care facilities and in the community.

At the best of times, caregiving requires nurses to rely on their training, experience and teamwork to ensure a patient is given the best possible care.

Christine Sorensen has been BCNU president since the fall of 2017. She became a steward in 2005 and served as steward co-ordinator for Kamloops community nurses before being elected chair of BCNU’s Thompson-North Okanagan region in 2010. She was elected vice-president of the union in 2012.

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In recent months, nurses have been put to the test more than ever, around the globe and here in B.C. Please join me in recognizing our nurses’ professionalism and dedication under extremely difficult circumstances.

On behalf of nurses, thank you for doing your part to stay home and keep yourself

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and others safe. We know it’s hard, but your efforts will help nurses stay safe and continue providing safe patient care across this province.

While maintaining our commitment to health care, BCNU members know the pandemic is also a threat to British Columbians’ livelihoods and ability to

put food on the table.

Food banks in our province are working to keep up with sharply increased demand and decreased donations.

Last month, BCNU members donated $10,000 to Food Banks BC. You may be asking yourself, “How can I help, too?”

Please consider donating to Food Banks BC . Now through the end of National Nursing Week, your donation to the BCNU Fund at the Vancouver Foundation will help food banks in our province.

We hear your cheers every evening at 7 p.m.

Thank you.

We hope you keep staying home and safe so we can keep caring for British Columbians.

Thank you, Christine Sorensen BC Nurses’ Union president

On behalf of all of our grateful patients, thank you to all of the wonderful nurses in Kamloops and the surrounding area!

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Year-round guide to honouring nurses Nurses put in long hours as they work tirelessly to advocate for their patients.

While any time of the year is an opportunity to thank the nurses in our lives, there are various events throughout the year that pay special homage to the frontline healthcare professionals.

May 10 to May 16 is National Nursing Home Week, where nurses who work in nursing homes are honoured as the public learns more about nursing home care and planning.

JUNE National Nursing Assistant Week begins on June 18 and continues until June 25. This week provides an opportunity to showcase the men and women who devote their lives to being nursing assistants. National Career Nursing Assistants’ Day also takes place on June 14.

JANUARY National Blood Donor Month arrives in January and while it’s not a nursing-specific event, nurses may be on call to help manage patients, take health histories and assist with the collection of blood. Donors can use their trips to donation centres as opportunities to thank nurses for all they do to help others.

MARCH The week of March 8 to March 14 is Patient Safety Awareness Week. This week can spark important discussions that can inspire action to improve the safety of the healthcare system for patients and the workforce.

March also is home to Certified Nurses Day, which takes place on the 19th. This is a day when nurses celebrate their nursing certification and organizations around the world join to honour the dedication and service of certified nurses.

APRIL April 16 marks National Healthcare Decisions Day. Nurses and other providers may be instrumental in empowering patients to talk about the importance of advanced care planning and being an advocate for one’s own health.

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May May is a big month for nursing observances. The entire month is Oncology Nursing Month, when the efforts of nurses who work in cancer care are celebrated.

May 6 marks National Nurses Day, which highlights the hardworking nurses.

May 6 to May 12 is National Nurses Week, annually celebrated on or near the birthday of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing. This week is also home to International Nurses Day, which falls on May 12.

AUGUST Teamwork is essential in health-care facilities and health unit co-ordinators are vital and indispensable professionals who support doctors and nurses in various ways.

During Health Unit Co-ordinators Week, which runs from Aug. 23 to Aug. 29, and on Health Unit Coordinators Day on Aug. 23, these special workers get the attention they deserve.

OCTOBER Emergency Nurses Day on Oct. 9 recognizes emergency nurses for their dedication, service and commitment to their patients and communities.

NOVEMBER Home Health Care Aide Week takes place the second full week of November each year and honours the millions of nurses, home-care aides, therapists and social workers who make differences in the lives of the patients and families they serve.

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Nurses bond in ongoing fight against COVID-19 BLACK PRESS

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or nurses, the fight against COVID-19 has brought increased stress, anxiety and even danger to an already complex

job.

It has made an already hard job dramatically more difficult.

But as they face off against the toughest foe that Canada’s healthcare system has encountered in a century, nurses are also experiencing new levels of camaraderie, purpose, and appreciation.

“It’s a period of high anxiety for most of us,” said BC Nurses Union president Christine Sorensen.

Some hospital departments and health-care facilities in B.C. are seeing large numbers of confirmed or suspected COVID-19 cases. Others have many empty beds — a rarity in normal times — as they anxiously await a potential surge in cases.

And while the details shift, the exhausting facts remain the same — to prevent the transmission and spread of the virus, every healthcare worker must continuously keep COVID-19 top of mind.

On top of all that, they also have to deal with shortages of personal protective equipment.

“This is a very unusual time for nurses,” Sorensen said.

“You have some departments that are working incredibly hard physically, and are stressed, and the anxiety’s there — ICU and emerg — and you have other units where it’s quieter, but the patients they’re caring for are acutely very ill. And because there are limitations on visitors, there’s a lot more emotional support.”

Sorensen called that emotional support the “art of nursing.”

But that art is hard work and emotionally draining, particularly

when nurses have to not only deal with increased workplace stress, but also all of the issues confronting everyone in a physically distanced world.

“Nurses are highly stressed right now,” Sorensen said.

“Every patient should be considered as a possible carrier of COVID until they’ve tested negative. They’re wearing a lot of personal protective equipment.

“There’s a lot of uncertainty in the work environment about what might come through the door that day.”

Nurses have family members who are out of work, children out of school and an array of other challenges.

Some also have to deal with community members who don’t want to be associated with nurses or their associates, out of the misguided belief that doing so would put them at risk of contracting the virus.

To keep going, health-care workers are bonding in new ways and pushing each other forward.

“There’s a lot of camaraderie right now in the health-care system, the idea that we’re in it together,

we’re here to support each other, we’ll get through this together,” Sorensen said.

“That this is our big fight and we’re going to do this together as a team. We always work as teams, but even more so now. There’s more emotional connection as teams, a coming together as health-care workers for that emotional support.”

Nurses are also taking strength from shows of support in the community.

“They are great morale boosters to see the community come together to support all health-care workers and essential service workers, because this really is a team effort,” Sorensen said.

“I think for a long time, healthcare workers — particularly nurses — while we know we’re valued by society, we’ve often felt underappreciated, particularly by employers or the government …

“It reminds us all how important human connection is, whether it’s the nurse providing that support to a patient or the community providing the support to the nurse. It tells us all about human connection and the need for it.”

Simply seeing acts of physical distancing in the community can help mitigate some of the stress, Sorensen said.

But the flip side of that comes from seeing people who still haven’t got the message about the importance of physical distancing and from worries that warmer weather may spur more people to gather together.

“I do see — and I don’t know their situation — areas where there’s construction or there’s road crews or there’s young people still congregating.

“I know what the risk is. I know that it isn’t only elderly people who will get this disease and who will be very sick and I think of all of the people who are doing their very best to control this,” Sorensen said.

“Nurses are frustrated when we see people flaunting the directives from the public health officer to stay home, socially isolate yourself and stay six feet apart.

“When people aren’t doing that, it’s frustrating because we’re putting our lives on the line and everybody’s actions today have ramifications for other people.”

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Here’s how you can recognize nurses

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urses play essential roles in their communities. Nurses interact with and assist their patients in many different ways.

Nurses are the foundation of most successful social health-care programs and they are often the powering force behind implementing health plans.

In addition, they are key players in community health awareness and promoting preventive health measures.

People who recognize the impact a great nurse can have may wonder how they can honour this special person.

While nursing organizations offer prestigious awards for nursing excellence, a community-based or individual recognition may be just as meaningful.

charitable health-care organization.

Honourees may receive a listing on a website, notification of the tribute, official certificates of honour or a letter of honour sent to his or her place of employment.

SCHOOL NURSES DAY School administration can set aside a special day each year, whether it’s in May on National Nurses Day or another time of year, to pay homage to the school nurse.

Children can be urged to draw thank-you cards and parents can chip in for a special luncheon or gift.

DONATE IN TRIBUTE Honour a special nurse by making a donation in his or her name to a

OFFER PUBLIC THANKS In an era of social media posts, someone can share with the community (and the world) how a nurse impacted his or her life for the better.

Thanking a nurse

online can be a way to start a positive pay-itforward movement.

Placing an ad in Kamloops This Week or other media outlets can also expand the message to larger audiences.

Nurses work long hours for the benefit of their patients.

Offering a word or gesture of thanks can mean the world to the dedicated individuals in the healthcare frontlines.

VOLUNTEER SERVICES Pitching in may be a big help to a dedicated yet overworked nurse.

Volunteering at a hospital or health centre can show a nurse how much he or she is appreciated.

OFFER GIFTS People who want to thank a nurse who has provided exemplary service may want to offer a gift to the nurse directly or provide something for the entire medical office or hospital floor.

Catered food, flowers, gift cards, candy or similar gifts may be appreciated.

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During National Nursing Week and Year of the Nurse, please join me in thanking and recognizing BC nurses for their unwavering commitment to safe patient care on the frontlines — in hospitals, care homes and in our communities. This week, and every day, let’s support BC nurses.

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NURSES We support our nurses all year round and especially during the current crisis.

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