🌟 Career Opportunity 🌟 Island Health is recruiting a Clinical Nurse Specialist! This is an exciting opportunity to advance nursing practice, support staff, and improve outcomes through evidence-based care. #ClinicalNurseSpecialist

Thank you to everyone who attended the BC CNS Summit! 🌟 Your energy, insights, and collaboration made it an inspiring day of learning and connection. 💙 Here’s to continuing the conversations and impact we started together! #CNSABC #NursingLeadership #ClinicalNurseSpecialist

Today we honour Survivors, remember those who never made it home, and recommit ourselves to advancing reconciliation in our practice, our profession, and our systems. #TruthAndReconciliation #EveryChildMatters #CNSLeadership #Nursing

As we prepare to mark Sept 30, we reflect on the impact of residential schools. Here are a few ways you can participate: • Wear an orange shirt • Attend an event in person or virtually • Start a conversation • Read, reflect, learn • Support Indigenous-led organizations

🌟 Meet CNSABC Secretary Karen 🌟 Inspired by strong CNS role models, Karen uses her skills to support families, develop care pathways for pediatric heart patients, and mentor future nurses—driving change. Read her work: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #CNSABC #NursingLeadership

🌟 Meet CNSABC Board Director: Sharon Hickin 🌟 Sharon is an Internal Medicine CNS at @fraserhealth.ca. Her advice: Collaboration + curiosity lead to the best outcomes. Watch her value-based care work: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEuA... #CNSABC #NursingLeadership #ClinicalNurseSpecialist

📢 You’re invited! Join us Thurs, Sept 18, 1600–1645H for a FREE virtual session: “Measuring Quality of Care in Long-Term Care” with Shannon Paul-Jost, CNS. 🔹 Followed by CNSABC Members General Meeting (1645–1700H). 🔗 Join CNSABC: www.cnsabc.ca/http/cns-c-c... #ClinicalNurseSpecialist #CNSABC

1 in 5 deaths globally is associated with sepsis. Do you know the symptoms, sources, and risk groups of sepsis? This #WorldSepsisDay, share this video with a loved one - it could save their lives! youtu.be/NsPDjOX8QHA #SepsisAwareness #2030GlobalSepsisAgenda #Sepsis #StopSepsis #SaveLives

This week, we honour the generosity and courage of those who have given the ultimate gift—the gift of life—through living kidney donation. Learn more: kidney.ca/Get-Involved/Be-an-Organ-Donor/Consider-Being-a-Living-Kidney-Donor #LDW2025 #LivingDonationWeek #LivingOrganDonation

"I'm in pain—not physical, but in my head." Shared by Cromwell Acosta, CNS in Mental Health focused on Older Adults, this quote reminds us of the silent suffering many face. On #WorldSuicidePreventionDay, let’s show up with compassion, presence & connection. #StartTheConversation #CASP #WSPD2025

🌟 Meet CNSABC Board Director: Tannis 🌟 As a CNS in Primary Care at Interior Health, Tannis leads with purpose—advancing nursing knowledge, supporting primary care teams, and driving system-level improvement. Her advice: “Never underestimate the value of nursing expertise.” #CNSABC #NursingLeadership

🌟 Meet CNSABC Board Director: Victoria 🌟She’s passionate about workforce well-being, joy & aging forward. She shares, “Nurses have agency and are in an opportune position to figure out the solutions to the many challenges that beset healthcare now.” #NursingLeadership #ClinicalNurseSpecialist

🌟 Meet CNSABC’s Past President: Marcia Carr 🌟 A leader, innovator, & Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Nursing, Marcia has advanced care for older adults & continence. Her advice to future CNSs: “Think big & have patience—change will happen.” #CNSABC #NursingLeadership #ClinicalNurseSpecialist

📢 BC Clinical Nurse Specialists + their Leaders: Join us Oct 9 for the BC CNS Summit — “No longer invisible: Reporting the impact of the CNS role in BC.” Exclusive forum for BC CNSs & their Leaders to strengthen our BC CNS community. Register here: www.eventbrite.ca/e/british-co...

Today on International Overdose Awareness Day, we remember lives lost to the toxic drug crisis and honour those impacted. As Serena Eagland, CNS, reminds us: change begins by listening to people who use drugs and lifting up their expertise. 💜 #HarmReduction #InternationalOverdoseAwarenessDay

📣 Meet Our CNSABC President-Elect: Vini Bains! Her leadership is all about uplifting nurses' voices to drive real change in healthcare.📄Check out her latest work www.innovarium.org/en/phones-he... #NursingLeadership #AdvancedPracticeNurse #ClinicalNurseSpecialist

📣 Meet CNSABC President Sherri Kensall! Her passion for advanced nursing and patient-centered care drives real change. Check out her latest research: doi.org/10.1177/2054... #NursingLeadership #AdvancedPracticeNurse #ClinicalNurseSpecialist

🌿 Did you know? There are 41,000+ RNs in BC — only ~100 of them are Clinical Nurse Specialists. CNSs bring advanced expertise, drive innovation, and improve care outcomes across health systems. Though few in number, their impact is powerful. 💙✨ #ClinicalNurseSpecialist #NursingLeadership

✨CNS Leadership in Action!✨ The World Congress of Intensive and Critical Care 2025 will be in Vancouver, BC. Catch this pre-conference workshop with Critical Care CNS Vininder K. Bains! #ClinicalNurseSpecialist #NursingLeadership

👏 We’re proud to celebrate the impactful scholarship of Clinical Nurse Specialists! Congratulations to Lisa Maks, Diabetes CNS, who co-authored this paper highlighting the importance of advancing evidence-based practice to improve outcomes in diabetes. #ClinicalNurseSpecialist #NursingResearch

💼 Career Opportunity 💼 Northern Health is hiring a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Cardiac Care. This is an exciting chance to advance specialized practice, support evidence-based care, and make an impact! #ClinicalNurseSpecialist

🌟 Career Opportunity 🌟 Providence Living is currently recruiting a Clinical Nurse Specialist! This role offers the chance to advance nursing practice, support staff, and improve outcomes through evidence-based care. #ClinicalNurseSpecialist

✨ Meet the CNSABC Executive Team for 2025–2026! ✨ We’re proud to introduce this incredible group of Clinical Nurse Specialists💙. #CNSABC #ClinicalNurseSpecialist #NursingLeadership

📅 Save the date! Sept 3 @ 10 AM PT — Join us for a #CNSWeek webinar. Speakers include CNSABC & CNS-C President Sherri Kensall 🌟 Learn about BC CNS workforce research & policy recommendations to strengthen the CNS role in Canada. #CNA #ClinicalNurseSpecialist #CanadianNurses #NursingLeadership