Winter 2021
When June Prokop, a retired nurse and current resident at Sault Ste. Marie’s F.J. Davey Home, was asked why she wants to receive four hours of direct care, she responded: “It gets...
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Cora Constantinescu, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at Alberta Health Services, was keynote speaker at RNAO’s Feb. 8 COVID-19...
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Publisher’s note: RNAO’s Best Practice Champions Network enlists thousands of nurses and other health professionals across the province to share their...
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David* is an NP at a walk-in clinic in his area. Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, he met Jane, a young mother of two who called the clinic to talk with him about a concerning...
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It’s no secret that nurses across Ontario are facing tremendous physical and emotional burnout due to the COVID-19 pandemic. And because of their commitment to caring for others,...
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As one of RNAO’s annual signature political action events, this year’s iteration looked a bit different due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic....
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RNAO members connect virtually with their MPPs for QPOR
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In downtown Toronto, street nurse Roxie Danielson is meeting with new clients at a shelter. Sitting at a small table and equipped with a surgical mask and face shield, Danielson...
Clarice Shen in front of Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
RN Profile
PHOTO: Kevin van Paassen, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Clarice Shen finds her passion and confidence while caring for Canada’s first COVID-19 patient. It was like any other night on Jan.…
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This past fall, RNAO’s president and CEO connected with members from 12 communities to speak with RNs, NPs and nursing students from chapters, regions and interest groups across...
Illustration by Jori Bolton
In the End
I had been a registered nurse for 10 years and was working in the emergency department of a 250-bed community hospital in Ohio on Christmas Eve. It was 1994 and I was assigned to the “Code Blue…
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