TWO North Shore
residents were hon-
oured last month by
the Registered Nurse:
Association of B.C.
(RNABC).

Pat Porterfield, of North
Vancouver, received = an
Award of Excellence in
Nursing Practice and Dr.
Angela Henderson, of West
Vancouver, was recognized
with an Award of Excellence
in Nursing Research.

Porterfield is a clinical
nurse specialist in palliative
care who provides care and
support to dying patients
and their families.

Porterfield is recognized .

nationwide as a leader in the
field of palliative care. The
RNABC states that
Porterfield is a tireless advo-
cate for death with dignity.
Henderson’s research is
devoted to the issuv.of vio-
lence against women and the
role nurses play in assessing
abused women and offering
resources to facilitate their
escape from the situation.
. Her. work addresses:

8 immediate response to-

~ violence; :
a ongoing: care of women
who a

Jence;
B®: prevention. and eventual
elimination of violence.

‘sc! Henderson’s ‘work is rec~
ognized as cutting edge as it
examines the role of nursing

“in addressing: this significant -

ubiic: health’ issue, accord-

have. experienced or
who. are .experiencing . vio-

ing to the RNABC,

The RNABC is a profes-
sional organization whose
members include all regis-
tered nurses and licensed
graduate nurses in the
province.

RNABC’s

“mission” is

HEALTH
Local nurses honoured

safe and appropriate nursing
practice regulated by nurses
in the public interest and
achieved by promoting good
practice, preventing poor
practice and intervening
when practice is unaccept-
able.

DR. DEBRA ROVINELL
DR. BART McROBERTS

DR. CORINNE KNIGHT
DR. NANCY HARDIN

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