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Since coming to Canada in 1971 from a small village in western Kenya, 79-year-old RN Beatrice Osome has never wavered from her desire to help children in her own and other African villages have access to clean water. She remembers walking two or three kilometres under the sweltering sun…
As RNAO’s first practising nurse practitioner (NP) president, Lhamo Dolkar recalls what RNAO CEO Dr. Doris Grinspun once said to her: “There is always a right president at the right time.” At this juncture, and with the current challenges facing NPs and the broader health system, Dolkar…
I’ve come to realize that nursing can humble you – real fast. I went from being a confident and competent emergency department RN to an insecure nurse trainee in an operating room. Very early in this transition, I had to make a decision: continue to pursue my goal of pushing myself out of my…
For most nursing schools across Ontario, the education offered today is relatively unchanged from when I was a student 10 years ago. Assessment and social skills are acquired and refined through direct interaction with volunteers or educational staff. Clinical and tactile skills are prac…
