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B.C. prison nurse faces hearing for alleged ‘romantic’ relationship with inmate
A B.C. nurse is alleged to have had a relationship with an inmate while working…
B.C. nurse gave wrong dose of morphine, then lied about it
A B.C. nurse that gave a patient the wrong amount of morphine and then doctored…
B.C. nurse suspended for posting videos while working in care home
A B.C. nurse has been suspended for 10 weeks for posting videos on social media…
B.C. nurse to pay $21K for giving methadone to wrong patient
A B.C. nurse has been fined $21,000 and suspended for six months for giving methadone…
Severe shortage at Kamloops hospital putting staff mental health at risk: Nurse
An emergency nurse at Royal Inland Hospital says they are suffering from anxiety, depression and…
Too much paperwork, extra tasks straining nurses at Kelowna hospital: retired nurse
A retired Licensed Practical Nurse blames management for nurse burnout and job dissatisfaction at Kelowna…
Former nursing home employees revolt against Westbank First Nation over severance
After the Westbank First Nation closed its only nursing home in December 2021, former staffers…
Severely low staff numbers at Kamloops hospital prompts walkout talks, pleas for help
Nurses at Royal Inland Hospital are coming forward anonymously to report a dangerous short staffing…
B.C. nurse suspended for fiddling with her timesheet
A B.C. nurse has been barred from practicing for four weeks after she defrauded the…
Kelowna nurse suspended after checking health record of potential nanny
A Kelowna nurse has been issued a temporary suspension after she accessed the personal health…
Nurse explains why so many orthopaedic surgeries are postponed or cancelled in Kamloops, Kelowna
Thousands of residents in Kamloops and Kelowna are waiting for postponed orthopaedic surgeries, and many…
B.C. nurse hit hospital visitor with umbrella; gets suspended
A B.C. nurse who hit a hospital visitor with an umbrella has been suspended for…
Thompson Okanagan post-secondary institutions see funding boost for new nursing spots
Thompson Okanagan universities and colleges will see additional nursing spaces added to their rosters in…
Cranbrook nurse faces multiple misconduct charges for alleged abuse towards residents, staff
A Kootenay nurse will have to attend a hearing by the college that oversees nursing…
Mandatory vaccines for nurses making hospitals even more unsafe: union
A decades-long shortage of trained nurses in B.C. is going to be made worse if…
COVID and wildfires creating health care crisis in Kamloops, Okanagan
Chronic staffing shortages in Kamloops and Kelowna hospitals have been compounded by the stress of…
Kelowna nurse suspended after inappropriate comments about COVID-19
A Kelowna nurse who made "inappropriate comments concerning the COVID-19 pandemic" will have their licence…
B.C. nurse loses licence for multiple accounts of professional misconduct
A Richmond woman has been banned from nursing for five years following a series of…
Thompson Rivers University issues apology after accidentally accepting all 504 nursing program applicants
KAMLOOPS - You might want to rethink that party you're planning to celebrate your acceptance to nursing school at Thompson Rivers University, at least if you’re one of the 401 students accepted in error. Officials at the university issued an apology and a retraction to the hundreds of nursing program hopefuls who received acceptance letters...
Vernon Breastfeeding demonstration made larger point
“I REALLY DO THINK WE HAD A POSITIVE OUTCOME FROM THIS NEGATIVE EXPERIENCE” VERNON - What began as a negative experience for a Vernon mother quickly became an opportunity to spread a positive messages about breastfeeding, says the organizer of a feed-in at the Village Green Centre. A few days after Megan Deuling was shamed...