Summer 2020
It was an annual general meeting (AGM) like no other. There was a visitor from nursing’s past, a beautiful tribute in the form of a...
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The nursing profession lost one of its own this spring when 57-year-old Brian Beattie died from COVID-19. He had been an RN for 23 years and is...
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Modernizing the home and community care legislative regime In June, RNAO provided feedback on the government’s efforts to reform the home and community care sector. Bill...
Betty Wu-Lawrence
RN Profile
For three decades as a public health RN, Betty Wu-Lawrence has given back to the community through knowledge and understanding.    The importance and rewards of service to others was…
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Ontarians and others around the world offer thanks to frontline workers through innovative, RNAO-led social media campaign. Inspired by the videos of people in Europe cheering...
Nurse in PPE in front of a hospital divider. An image of a virus is behind her.
In the End
Right now, I’m scared. I’m a nurse and my job is to face the beast the rest of the world is hiding from. Tensions are high and I adopt the anxieties of others. I feel paralyzed by so many fleeting ‘…
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RNAO did not let a global pandemic stop us from moving ahead on the popular and decades-old tradition of celebrating our profession during Nursing Week, May 11-17. We marked the...
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Systemic neglect and archaic staffing and funding policies in long-term care (LTC) have put thousands of older adults at risk during the...