John Edwards has always been a storyteller. A natural performer, the RN and secretary of RNAO’s Rainbow Nursing Interest Group (RNIG) initially went to school for musical theatre, receiving his diploma from Sheridan College in 2001.
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by: Anonymous authors, Kimberley Kearsey
Members of the 2SLGBTQI+ community experience high rates of stigma and discrimination both outside and inside the health system. According to John Edwards, an RN and member of the community, secretary of RNAO’s Rainbow Nursing Interest Group (RNIG), and a researcher who focused on this for his master’s degree (read more in our R...
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by: Victoria Alarcon
For Lori Zozzolotto, racism has been an obstacle throughout her nursing career. While in school to earn her RPN designation in 2007, she had the opportunity to apply for a clinical placement in an emergency department. Competition for the position was tough, and when she went to her instructor for advice, she was discouraged. “(...