Job action by more than 55-thousand nurses across British Columbia has officially come to an end.

The Nurses' Bargaining Association has accepted settlement recommendations from special mediators, ending all province-wide job action ahead of the weekend.

The recommendations address several major concerns raised by nurses, including compensation, workplace violence, and the growing number of non-nursing duties that take nurses away from patient care.

Outstanding compensation issues are expected to move to binding arbitration this fall.

The dispute lasted more than three weeks and included rotating picket lines at hospitals across Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland, along with a province-wide refusal of non-nursing duties and restrictions on overtime.

BC Nurses' Union President Adriane Gear says the strike was the longest in the province's history, adding the collective determination of more than 55 thousand nurses forced government and health employers to confront the challenges facing the public health-care system.

Union members will now review the recommendations over the coming days.

While that process is underway, the BC Nurses' Union says it won't be commenting further on the details of the proposed settlement.

For more information, visit BC Nurses.