PN: Practical Nursing

Health Canada plays an active role in ensuring that you have access to safe and effective drugs and health products. The Department strives to maintain a balance between the potential health benefits and risks posed by all drugs and health products.

Information for healthcare professionals on drugs

Learn about your prescription drugs and over-the-counter medicines. Includes side effects, dosage, special precautions, and more.

Look up prescription and over-the-counter drug information.

Canada’s administrative centre for the Canadian English Language Benchmark Assessment for Nurses (CELBAN)

Public Health Agency of Canada

National organization that works for the awareness and prevention of elder abuse

BCCDC provides health promotion and prevention services, analytical and policy support to government and health authorities, and diagnostic and treatment services to reduce communicable & chronic disease, preventable injury and environmental health risks.

Health Canada is responsible for helping Canadians maintain and improve their health. It ensures that high-quality health services are accessible, and works to reduce health risks.

Interactive data and health map browser for B.C. Allows you to map a health issue. You can zoom in on a specific area or look at the whole province.

The Ministry of Health has overall responsibility for ensuring that quality, appropriate, cost effective and timely health services are available for all British Columbians.

Interior Health is a regional health authority in British Columbia. It is one of the five publicly-funded regional health authorities, serving the southern Interior region of British Columbia.

The National Aboriginal History Organization or NAHO is an internationally recognized research, publishing, and collection organization. We aim at promoting understanding of Aboriginal cultures, languages, stories, and traditions. Our website aims to connect with Aboriginal people and raise awareness about them.

The Public Health Agency of Canada is part of the federal health portfolio. Its activities focus on preventing disease and injuries, responding to public health threats, promoting good physical and mental health, and providing information to support informed decision making.

These profiles present community-level information from the 2006 Census of Population.

The National Institutes of Health, commonly referred to as NIH, is the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and public health research

UNICEF, originally called the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund in full, now officially United Nations Children's Fund, is an agency of the United Nations responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide

The United Nations agency working to promote health, keep the world safe and serve the vulnerable.

Data and analysis on Canadian health systems and the health of Canadians. Data is provided to CIHI from hospitals, regional health authorities, medical practitioners and governments. Some information is restricted, but a lot is freely available from the CIHI website. Presentation of data provides you with the ability to compare provincial data from across the country.

The Association of Nurses and Nurse Practitioners of British Columbia (NNPBC) is the professional association that represents the voice of all four nursing designations in BC – RNs, LPNs, RPNs and NPs.

The mission of the Canadian Indigenous Nurses Association is to improve the health of Indigenous Peoples, by supporting Indigenous Nurses and by promoting the development and practice of Indigenous Health Nursing.

We are the BC Nurses' Union. We represent more than 48,000 professional nurses and allied health care workers, providing care in hospitals, long-term care facilities and in the community.

We’re the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM). As a health regulator, our legal obligation is to protect the public through the regulation of five distinct professions— licensed practical nurses, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, registered psychiatric nurses, and midwives. Regulation allows BCCNM to set standards for nurses and midwives. These standards ensure the public receives safe, competent, and ethical care.

CNA is a powerhouse nursing organization leading the development of health policy across Canada. Representing Canada's 466,000 regulated nurses, across all 13 provinces and territories, we're the only focal point for the profession on the national stage

The Canadian Nursing Students’ Association is the national voice of Canadian nursing students. Our goal is to increase the legal, ethical, professional, and educational aspects which are an integral part of nursing. We are actively dedicated to the positive promotion of nurses and the nursing profession as a whole.

Canadian Public Health Association is the independent voice for public health in Canada with links to the international community

The College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Alberta (CLPNA) regulates the LPN profession in a manner that protects and serves the public. The CLPNA exists to protect Alberta’s healthcare users. Our first responsibility is to the public. Albertans can be confident that LPNs are regulated through the CLPNA’s enactment of government legislation.

Finding good quality consumer health information can sometimes be a challenge. The websites you'll find on this resource guide have been reviewed and selected by librarians to help you find authoritative and good quality health information

The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health is Canada's largest mental health and addiction teaching hospital. Their website provides information forchildren, parents and for older adults.

This site provides reliable, easy-to-understand health and safety information to Canadians and healthcare professionals.

Provides access to British Columbia residents on 5,000 health topics and access to services. For non-emergency health information, dialling 8-1-1 connects you with a nurse, pharmacist or dietician who is available to discuss your health concerns; both website and phone service are free and accessible 24 hours a day.Access to non-emergency health information and advice

Information about support programs, legal rights and access to justice for British Columbia seniors

Speak with a health service navigator, who can also connect you with a Registered nurse, Registered dietitian, Qualified exercise professional or Pharmacist

Resource links for both consumers and professionals

Listen to the correct pronunciations of medical terms