Nursing Week 2018 | Registered Nurse Journal

Five RNAO Best Practice Spotlight Organizations (BPSO) hosted events for Nursing Week to celebrate the work of champions across the province implementing best practice guidelines (BPG).

IABPG Associate Director Heather McConnell (left) was at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto on May 8 to participate in its poster walk and to congratulate the hospital for being one of the BPSOs to implement the most BPGs.

Stephanie Kim, RNAO long-term care co-ordinator for LHIN 11-Champlain (centre), was at Perley and Rideau Veteran’s Health Centre in Ottawa on May 7 to chat with residents about their knowledge of best practice, and how it impacts their care.

Irmajean Bajnok (seated), former director of RNAO’s IABPG program, visited Humber River Hospital on May 7 for a book signing following the release of Transforming Nursing Through Knowledge, which she co-authored with RNAO CEO Doris Grinspun. Although the book was available in April, there were several book signings during Nursing Week, and an official launch party at RNAO home office on May 10.

RNAO President Angela Cooper Brathwaite (second from right) offered a keynote presentation to graduates of the CARE Centre for Internationally Educated Nurses on May 11. Pictured (at left and right, respectively) are graduates Marie Antonette Maceda and Ian Lacamento, as well as CARE Executive Director Ruth Lee, one of this year’s RNAO Lifetime Achievement Award winners.

Once each year, the Toronto Star honours an Ontario nurse with its Nightingale Award, handed out at RNAO’s career expo during Nursing Week. Taking home the honour this year was Sue Coffey (second from right), associate professor at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT). In addition to the top prize, several nurses are recognized as honourable mentions. This year, those honourees were (from left) Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital RNs Caron Gan and Catharine Petta, and Karen S