Nurse in Charge at Paul First Nation recognized

Donalda Stanley, the Nurse in Charge at Paul First Nation, was presented with a Health Canada Award of Excellence in Nursing. Each year during National Nursing Week, Health Canada presents the award to three exceptional community nurses, one employed by a First Nations community, an Inuit community, and Health Canada. When considering nominees, the panel looks at nurses who demonstrate professionalism, leadership and sound judgement, and who support a discrimination-free environment. According to Health Canada Alberta’s Dr. Diane Billay, Stanley acts as a mentor and coach to her colleagues and fellow community members. “I welcome challenges and I love change. Positive change keeps you moving, it keeps you striving for more, it keeps you hopeful that ‘the best is yet to come,’” said Stanley. She began her career with Kehewin Cree Nation as community health nurse then Nurse in Charge.  She then moved to work as Nurse in Charge for Frog Lake Morningsky Health and Wellness Society before moving on to Saddle Lake First Nation. Since 2012, Stanley has served as the Nurse in Charge at the Paul First Nations Health Centre.