Week 5

Question 1

History of RNABC

Answer 1

1) 1909: the Graduate Nurses Association of Vancouver (RNAV)
(later became the graduate nurses association of BC (GNABC)
2) 1918: the nurses (registered) ACT was established
3) 1935: GNABC became the registered nurses association of BC (RNABC)
- the earliest association: the time first saw nursing is the profession that is established in law through the registered nursing (법적으로 확립된)

Question 2

NNPBC core value

Answer 2

1) integrity (양심)
2) autonomy (ability to critical thinking to make own decisions - nursing independence competence)
3) human dignity
4) social justice

Question 3

What were the key roles/ functions?
(earlier)

Answer 3

• to regulate
  : to ensure that those who call themselves “trained” has the necessary competencies to provide safe care
• to advocate
  : on many issues - improving nursing education that influenced the movement of apprentice models to formal higher education
• to act in the interest of nurses
  : worked to address issues of pay and working conditions for nurses

Question 4

3 professional bodies (the 3 Ps)

Answer 4

1) regulatory college = public: BCCNM - protect
2) professional association = nursing: NNPBC - promote
3) union = nurses (professions): BCNU - pay (working conditions/ salary)

Question 5

NNPBC Structure and composition

Answer 5

member-based association that represents all nursing designations

NNPBC Board is comprised of 13 individual representative of each nursing designation (councils)

councils meet regularly and the role of meeting
- to discuss issues
- develop strategies for advancing their own designation as well as nursing as a whole
- be spokesgroup for any advocacy issues
- communicate w/ other councils aoround shared issues
- have a strong and vital voice on the NNPBC board

Question 6

What is their vision?

Answer 6

transforming health through nursing expertise

Question 7

What is their mission?

Answer 7

to support and promote excellence in nursing practice, education, research, leadership and policy by advocating for health public policy empowering nurses to actively influence and shape decisions that affect the profession and the public they serve

Question 8

Streams of Work

Answer 8

1) membership services
2) primary care programs
3) operations (everything an organization does service its customer)
4) indigenous nursing
5) practice, eduation, research and policy

Question 9

How does the NNPBC work through various stream?

Answer 9

• engage w/ all nureses
• advocate for health system transformation to support nurses
• build partnership w/ key stakeholders to advance the profession
• enhance practice

Question 10

History of NNPBC

Answer 10

• 1981: RNABC dissolved labour relations function, and BCNU was formed
• 1996: The Health Professions Act is created in BC
• 2005: the Health Professions Act was changed, giving rise to the College of Registered Nurses of BC (CRNBC)
• 2009: CRNBC withdraws from the Canadian Nurses Association
  This left policy-making and advisory functions of the profession in limbo
  (이로인해 직업의 정책 결정 및 자문 기능이 미정 상태가 되었습니다)
• 2010: The Association of Registered Nurses of BC was established (ARNBC)
• 2018: NNPBC is established, becoming Canada’s first amalgamated professional association (캐나다의 최초 통합 전문 협회) for all nursing designations
• 2020: CRNBC becomes BC College of Nurses and Practical Nurses (BCCNP) (Takes on LPNs)
• 2020: BCCNP becomes BC College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) (Takes on Midwives)