Spotlight on Nursing Week 2025

Spring-Summer 2025

RNAO and its members hosted several virtual and in-person Nursing Week events in May, informing, educating, inspiring and celebrating 100 years of RNAO as the voice for the profession. (Above) Members of RNAO's Region 4 walk the red carpet at their gala on May 8. (From left) Ama Arthur, Selasie Ametorwo, Paula Manuel, Preet Kaur, Upneet Lohcham and Ruby Amoncio.

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Mario Mule, Captured Memories Production

Spotlight on Nursing Week 2025

Madison Hietkamp

Nursing Week 2025 took place May 12 to 18 with the theme: Celebrating nursing action and impact. This year, RNAO took a different approach to planning by requesting ideas from members interested in leading keynote presentations and panel discussions. More than 70 members submitted proposals, and 18 were selected.

The lineup of in-person and virtual events – hosted in some cases by RNAO's president, past-president and CEO and in other cases by staff and/or members – featured a range of topics to pique the interest of every nurse and nursing student. They included: championing equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in nursing and health care; global health; nurses running for elected office; support for internationally educated nurses; reducing disparities in care; NP, RN and RPN collaborative practice; and more. All of the events and poster presentations are listed on RNAO’s Nursing Week portal.

Browse the photo galleries below to see some of the activities.