NSCN Board Nominations & Election Update
From March 4, 2025 to March 31, 2025, the NSCN Nominating Committee began the process to find three qualified registrants to serve on the Board and help regulate the practice of nursing in the public’s interest.
The Nominating Committee selected three nominees through a thorough application and review process to help with their goal of creating a Board that is balanced in desired competencies, skills and attributes, as well reflecting diversity in its composition. After reviewing all of the applications, the committee has advanced for election three registrants needed to fill the Board vacancies:
- Carol-Anne Miller, LPN
- Keely Anderson, LPN
- Opeyemi Adeyi, RN
Read more about the nominees here.
Election Process
The Nominating Committee notified the pool of eligible candidates of the three selected candidates to advance as the nominees. The remaining pool of eligible candidates had the opportunity to put their name forward to also be included on the election ballot. No additional candidates put their name forward. As a result, an election is not required, and the three selected nominees will be appointed to the Board by acclamation as per NSCN By-law 10A.8
New By-Law for Publication of Employer’s Contact Information for Authorized Prescribers
On June 2, 2025, a new by-law will come into effect that will enable NSCN to publish all authorized prescribers (APs) employer contact information via Search for a Nurse on the NSCN website. This by-law requires APs to maintain their most up to date employer contact information on the registrant portal, and update that contact information within 30 days of change of information.
View our online resource for step-by-step instructions on how to update employer contact information on the NSCN registrant portal and read our Q&A for more information on the new by-law.
NSCN is also hosting a webinar on Thursday, May 8th at 3:00pm, which will provide an overview of the by-law and will walk through how to update employer contact information on the portal. Register for the Webinar.
Other Important Information
- Read our latest message marking the upcoming retirement of NSCN’s CEO & Registrar, Sue Smith, as we share a heartfelt farewell and reflect on her impactful career and contributions to NSCN.
- Registration for our Supporting Professional Practice in Nursing Workshop in Yarmouth on June 5th is open! This workshop is for those supporting nurses in professional practice, including nurse managers, professional practice leads, clinical nurse educators, etc. in Nova Scotia only.
- Don’t forget to register for our upcoming Annual Meeting on May 15th at 1:00pm via Zoom. View more information and the full agenda of what will take place during meeting on our website.
- Check out the latest project update on the Nurse Practitioner Regulation Framework Implementation Plan Project (NPR-FIPP), which shares news on the completion of the project and next steps.
- April’s practice support tool is the Documentation Guidelines for Nurses, which helps LPNs, RNs, and NPs meet their standards of practice related to documentation. This tool describes nurses’ accountability and the expectations for documentation in all practice settings, regardless of the documentation method or storage.
- The tax filing deadline is April 30. Your licensure receipt can be accessed anytime through your online portal account. To find your tax receipt, log in to the portal and under ‘invoices’ choose ‘include paid’.
- Did you know if you practice without a licence even for a day you could receive a written warning, fine or even face a complaint to our Professional Conduct Services? Learn more about your accountability to renew your licence.
