Nurse wins national award – Battlefords News-Optimist
May 17, 2018
Bodiene Dussion is just getting back to work after accepting an award in Ottawa.
Last week, Dussion, a community health nurse at Saulteaux First Nation, accepted an Award for Excellence in Nursing. The award “celebrates the dedication, initiative and excellence of nurses employed by First Nations communities, Indigenous Services Canada and Inuit communities who work in partnership to improve the health of Canada’s Indigenous peoples.”
“This year’s recipients of the Award of Excellence in Nursing have shown tremendous dedication to the nursing profession and to delivering quality health care to First Nations and Inuit communities,” Minister of Indigenous Services Jane Philpott said in a press release.
Other award winners included Lyrithe Villeneuve from the Ungava Tulattavik Health Centre in northern Quebec and Cheryl Yost at Sandy Lake Nursing Station in northern Ontario.
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