Victoria Alarcon

Victoria Alarcon

Victoria Alarcon is communications officer/writer for RNAO. 

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by: Victoria Alarcon

Rosanra (Rosie) Yoon’s earliest childhood memories harken back to her days accompanying her mother on the streetcar for monthly visits to Toronto’s St. Michael’s Hospital. From the age of four to eight, she was scared and nervous on these outings, but as soon as she saw her mother’s nurse, she felt safe. 

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With more than 500 fellows, RNAO’s Advanced Clinical Practice Fellowship (ACPF) program has reached new heights over the last two decades. Refreshed in 2022, the program now provides opportunities for RNs and NPs to develop their knowledge, skills and expertise in four different fellowship streams, each with an overarching goal ...
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by: Victoria Alarcon
Nurses are continuing to speak out about the staffing crisis and the ways it is causing increased workloads, stress and burnout. As part of RNAO’s annual Fall Tour, members from 11 different communities across the province met virtually and in person with RNAO’s president, immediate past-president and CEO between Sept. 12 - 23, ...
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Nurse practitioner Mae Katt shares some of the challenges and successes she experienced on her path to becoming the clinician she is today. 

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In Aesop’s fable about the tortoise and the hare perseverance wins. Steady determination can be an effective force. RNAO has that kind of determination and is pleased to see results. You may know that for a long time, RNAO has encouraged nurses to run for election at all levels of government, ensuring our voices are being hea...
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Persistence, growth and connections assist Jocelyn Hezekiah in her 43-year nursing career. 

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For RNAO nursing graduate members Hilda Oni and Kelly-Ann Reid, receiving the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) Award for Indigenous and Black Nursing Students was the opportunity of a lifetime during their fourth-year of study. As part of the award, they were each given a $5,000 bursary an...
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Since she was six-years old, Wendy McNeil always knew she wanted to be a nurse to care and advocate for patients and ensure they receive the best care possible. However, since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, she says working as a nurse has become impossible. “It just felt like there...
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by: Madison Scaini, Victoria Alarcon
RNAO has welcomed two new interest groups that are helping to create culturally safe environments in health care, the nursing profession and beyond.  The Indigenous Nurses and Allies Interest Group (INAIG) aims to increase Indigenous representation and education in nursing and health-care settings to create more inclusiv...
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by: Victoria Alarcon

Perseverance and hard work help nursing student Homayra Ahmed overcome homelessness.