Nurses witness pain every day. Some pain is physical, arising from illness, injury, surgery, or chronic health conditions. Other pain is emotional, relational, and invisible. Children and youth in care often arrive carrying this invisible pain—loss, grief, abuse, neglect,...
Many of us remember what it felt like to be a nursing student. Balancing coursework, clinical placements, work, and the pressure of figuring out what comes next was not easy. That stage of the journey can feel exciting, overwhelming,...
Know a nurse who would benefit from being part of the Alberta Association of Nurses? Now is the perfect time to invite them! All new members who join the AAN from January 2nd till April 30th 2026, have their...
Are you a previous AAN member or thinking about joining the association? Now is the time! This year, the Alberta Association of Nurses is offering new members even more value with our More Months on Us campaign. All AAN memberships...
Nurses are the heart of Alberta’s healthcare system, yet the physical and emotional toll of caring for others is often underestimated. Long shifts, constant movement, patient handling, and extended periods of charting place continuous strain on the body. Over...
Stress shows up everywhere in healthcare, but what we often forget is that the nervous system carries the weight of it all. As a massage therapist, my work is rooted in the nervous system. Clients often arrive thinking massage...
By Si Liew, RN, BScN, OHNC, MBA, Qigong practitioner _____________________________________________________________ Life didn’t slow down just because I was hurting. As a nurse, a mother, a daughter, a caregiver, and the only breadwinner in my household, I’ve spent years putting...
The Provincial Archives of Alberta (PAA) is the province’s repository of records that document the people, communities and the organizations of Alberta. Our collection preserves and makes available government and private records in many formats such as text, sound recordings, photographs, maps...
The Operating Room Nurses of Alberta Association (ORNAA) is a vibrant, member-driven organization dedicated to advancing the practice of perioperative nursing throughout Alberta and the Northwest Territories. ORNAA provides a strong professional network for operating room nurses, offering opportunities...
When nurses Lee Ann Johnson and Renata Good Striker talk about reconciliation in healthcare, they don’t begin with policy—they begin with people. Johnson, a clinical educator with more than three decades of nursing experience on and off reserve, and...
