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Nurses Association of New Brunswick

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Get Involved

NANB offers members many ways to become involved with the work of the Association. Through NANB, nurses have been making their voices heard at all levels on issues such as health care reform, future nursing education and quality of work life.

  • NANB boardroom

Nurses have successfully brought about changes in these and other important areas. You too could play a key role in these changing times, as an elected NANB Director.

Running for office allows you to influence health care policies, broaden your horizons, network with other leaders, expand your leadership skills, and make things happen in the nursing profession. See the Board of Directors structure.

Volunteer with us!

Have you ever considered volunteering on one of NANB’s Committees? NANB members are invited to write to the President and/or Executive Director.

Why volunteer?

  • Networking opportunities with peers;
  • Protect self-regulation of nurses in the interest of the public;
  • Advocate for the nursing profession;
  • Develop leadership skills.

Qualifications

  • Registered nurse or nurse practitioner in good standing;
  • Knowledge of scope of practice of nursing, practice standards, and entry-level competencies;
  • Must have at least 5 years of nursing experience;
  • Ability to participate in meetings in Fredericton and/or by teleconference.

Selection Process

Applications in response to this call for committee members are reviewed by NANB staff who then make recommendations to the Board for appointments using the following criteria:

  • Geographic area;
  • Language;
  • Years of nursing experience;
  • Area of nursing practice;
  • Overall composition of each committee.

Interested in making a difference?

If you are interested in making a difference in the nursing profession, please contact nanb@nanb.nb.ca for more information. Only members selected for appointment will be contacted. New committee members  begin serving their first 3-year term on June 1 of the year they were appointed and may be up for re-appointment for a second term.

Role of Public Members

As a regulatory body mandated to protect the public, NANB also needs public members to sit on all of our standing committees to ensure that the public is fairly represented.

Members of the public serve as public directors on the Board of Directors and as public members on the Complaints Committee, the Discipline/Review Committee and the Nursing Education Advisory Committee, on a voluntary basis. Public members are individuals who are not now and have never been registered nurses. Public members should have an interest in the New Brunswick healthcare system, previous committee or board experience, time to devote to the role and knowledge of the nursing profession.

Public members should have:

  • An interest in the health and welfare of the public
  • Previous committee or board experience
  • Time to devote to the role and have some knowledge about the nursing profession.

If you are interested in becoming involved in one of the standing committees as a nurse member or as a volunteer public member, please contact NANB.