Celebrating National Nursing Week 2025: The Power of Nurses to Transform Health
National Nursing Week (NNW), is celebrated this year from May 12–18, highlights the invaluable role nurses play in shaping the future of healthcare. The 2025 theme, “The Power of Nurses to Transform Health,”
speaks to the profound impact nurses have on individuals, families, and communities every single day.
Nurses continue to be among the most trusted professionals in our healthcare system. This trust is sustained not only by their unwavering dedication, but also through the framework of professional self-regulation, a cornerstone of public confidence in the nursing profession.
The Nurses Association of New Brunswick (NANB) is proud to support nurses across the province in delivering safe, ethical, and competent care. We are equally committed to upholding our public protection mandate by ensuring the nursing profession meets consistently high standards. As the landscape of health professional regulation evolves, NANB remains committed to progress, innovation, and accountability that ensures our work stays relevant, responsive, and effective in meeting our legislated responsibilities.
This National Nursing Week, NANB proudly salutes all New Brunswick nurses. Your commitment, compassion, and leadership continue to transform healthcare and inspire trust across our communities. Thank you for all that you do.
We encourage you to visit the Canadian Nurses Association’s (CNA) website to learn more about events being offered through webinars, and download social media images and posters to share throughout your work spaces.
Nathan Wickett, President of the Board of Directors
Kate Sheppard, CEO and Registrar
Honouring Indigenous Nurses Day – May 12, 2025
In recognition of Indigenous Nurses Day, the Nurses Association of New Brunswick (NANB) respectfully acknowledges that we are on the traditional territory of the Wolastoqiyik and that the work of NANB takes place on the unsurrendered and unceded lands of the Wolastoqiyik (Maliseet), Mi’kmaq, and Peskotomuhkati (Passamaquoddy) Peoples, as affirmed in the Treaties of Peace and Friendship.
In alignment with our strategic commitment to reconciliation, NANB has taken steps over the past year to reflect this priority in our work. In partnership with an Indigenous Nurses Working Group, we have developed Standards for Cultural Safety—a foundational step toward fostering more inclusive, respectful, and equitable care in New Brunswick.
Indigenous nurses play an essential and irreplaceable role in our healthcare system. Their contributions go beyond clinical expertise; they are champions of health equity, cultural understanding, and holistic care. Rooted in deep connections to land, language, and community, Indigenous nurses help create a health system that honors traditions and promotes culturally safe, patient-centered care for all.
Their leadership and advocacy continue to inspire positive change and serve as a powerful reminder of the importance of diversity and respect in healthcare.
To all Indigenous nurses, we extend our deepest gratitude for your unwavering commitment, compassion, and service. Your voice, your work, and your knowledge are vital to transforming health and advancing justice within our system.
Happy Indigenous Nurses Day. Wela’lin. Woliwon. Thank you.
*As non-Indigenous registrants, allyship is an important part of nursing practice. Here are some ways to do that:
