RNAO member and member of the Nursing Students of Ontario (NSO) Tanya Smith co-authored an op-ed about Bill 124, the wage suppression legislation that the Ontario Superior Court found infringed upon Charter rights.
Winter 2023
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2023
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by: Dr. Claudette Holloway
One of the things that makes me so proud to be a member of RNAO is the influence and impact we have when it comes to getting time with our elected representatives. Think about it for a moment. What other organization has the political clout that we have raising nursing and health issues?
Feature
by: Marion Zych
RNAO provides federal and provincial governments with budget advice
RNAO provided the federal government with a set of recommendations to consider as it prepared its spring budget. While the country’s economy continues to be affected by after effects due to the pandemic, including high inflation, RNAO argues those mo...
Feature
by: Madison Scaini
At any given moment, nurses can connect to important conversations, mobilize change in our profession and health care, and influence decision-makers. This is where the power of social media – namely, Twitter – plays an important role. The September/October 2015 RNJ issue featured a story about how nurses are using social media, ...
Feature
by: Victoria Alarcon
Nurses are continuing to speak out about the staffing crisis and the ways it is causing increased workloads, stress and burnout. As part of RNAO’s annual Fall Tour, members from 11 different communities across the province met virtually and in person with RNAO’s president, immediate past-president and CEO between Sept. 12 - 23, ...
Feature
by: Larry Sawyer
On May 12, 2022, RNAO held a media conference to release Nursing Through Crisis: A Comparative Perspective. Florence Nightingale’s 202nd birth anniversary was chosen as the release date for this landmark report because Nursing Through Crisis announced crucial findings: the health of all Ontarians depends on creating a sustainabl...
RN Profile
by: Victoria Alarcon
Nurse practitioner Mae Katt shares some of the challenges and successes she experienced on her path to becoming the clinician she is today.
Feature
by: Larry Sawyer
CAMH commits to three-year implementation of RNAO BPGs
On Jan. 31 of this year, RNAO was proud to announce that the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) renewed its commitment to implement RNAO best practice guidelines (BPG) and rejoin its Best Practice Spotlight Organization® (BPSO®) program. This agreement re-aff...
Column
by: Dr. Doris Grinspun
Since I last wrote to you, dear members, a lot has changed in the health-care landscape. In January, the Ontario government announced a plan that will undermine our public health system – directing public funds and surgeries to for-profit clinics in our province.
In the End
by: Glenna Fraumeni
To me, nursing means being a community nurse. To be a community nurse is to be a guest in your clients’ homes – and in their lives. When you enter the living spaces of others, you enter the place they hope to go for refuge, peace and recovery.