Victoria Alarcon

When RN Ruby Amoncio assessed an infected wound on her 16-year-old patient, she knew it was an important issue that needed to be addressed promptly. The wound was urgent for a teenager who was already navigating complex mental health challenges. After completing her assessment, Amoncio reviewed the patient’s history, consul...

Sue LeBeau brings decades of experience and a deep commitment to nursing leadership to her new role as RNAO’s 59th president. From her early involvement as a student representative, to serving as an RNAO board member, LeBeau has always championed member voices and collaborative decision-making. Drawing on her background as a rur...

To spark meaningful conversations about the future of nursing, health and health care, RNs, NPs and nursing students organized meetings as part of RNAO’s 11th Annual Fall Tour from Oct. 27 to Nov. 5, 2025. Chapter, region and interest group members hosted these visits to discuss pressing issues, including: the vital health-...

In their brightest attire and carrying colourful banners and home-made signs, members of RNAO and its Rainbow Nursing Interest Group (RNIG) marched this summer in six Pride parades. The events stretched from Windsor in the west to Ottawa in the east. RNs, NPs and nursing students joined thousands of other allies to advocate...

When Fairmount Home, a 128-bed long-term care (LTC) home near Kingston, Ontario, joined RNAO’s Best Practice Spotlight Organization® (BPSO®) program in 2023, RN Erika Van Schelven and recreationist Katie Johnson had two goals: to excel at resident care and to more fully engage residents and their families in decisions about that...

For RN Teagan Venables, mental health came into sharp focus when he was a teenager. At 16, he came out as queer before starting Grade 11. It took some time to work through understanding and accepting his identity. “I came out to my parents and that was a very difficult time in my life. I started going to counselling, but I ...

When a new resident arrived at Brantford’s Hardy Terrace Long-Term Care facility in the fall of 2023, RN Dalal Isbiteh and her colleagues knew exactly what to do to ensure he was admitted properly. Using RNAO Clinical Pathways, an evidence-based software derived from best practice guidelines (BPG), the team completed a comp...

The 10th annual Fall Tour, which took place Sept. 19 through Oct. 1, 2024, offered nurses and nursing students across the province an opportunity to chat one-on-one with RNAO’s president, immediate past-president and CEO. Chapter, region and interest group members hosted visits to discuss pressing issues, such as the Ontari...

As a member of the executive for RNAO’s Indigenous Nurses and Allies Interest Group (INAIG) in 2021, RN Chantal Byrnes Leadbeater, who identifies as an ally, wanted to do more for Indigenous Peoples and their rights in Canada. Growing up, she didn’t learn a lot about Indigenous history. Residential schools and the Indian Act wer...