The positive energy and enthusiasm at this year’s five-day International Council of Nurses (ICN) Congress – hosted in partnership with the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) in early July – was palpable. More people gathered and chatted in the venue hallways than I’ve seen ever before.
Spring-Summer 2023
Year
2023
Volume
35
No.
2
Cover Image
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Current Issue
No
Cover Image
![ACPF RNJ Spring-Summer cover](/sites/default/files/2023-09/Web_cover_Spring-Summer%20issue_2023.png)
Feature
by: Madison Scaini
After three consecutive virtual AGM celebrations due to COVID-19, this year’s annual gathering allowed members to once again come together at Toronto’s Hilton hotel. The event was full of electrifying energy, important conversations and inspiring calls to action.
Change Through Unity and Action was the theme, as members share...
Feature
by: Victoria Alarcon
Nurses felt the love during Nursing Week 2023, thanks in part to the #HeyNurse social media campaign launched by RNAO in partnership with several other nursing organizations. The campaign generated 1,000 instances of engagement on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram, and more than 519 Canadians thanked a nurse by using ...
Feature
by: Tanya Smith
In March 2020, when the pandemic shut the world down, I had just completed orientation for the first clinical placement of my first year of nursing school. I never got to work at the long-term care home I selected, and I was forced to finish the term from my home computer. Over the next two years, the pandemic would continue to ...
Feature
by: Madison Scaini
Nursing Week is an opportunity to shift the focus from patients onto nurses to recognize and honour our knowledge, compassion and dedication.
RNAO celebrated Nursing Week 2023 (May 8 – 14) with a variety of engaging and vibrant virtual events focused on the interests of nurses across all settings and sectors. With an overarch...
RN Profile
by: Victoria Alarcon
Rosanra (Rosie) Yoon’s earliest childhood memories harken back to her days accompanying her mother on the streetcar for monthly visits to Toronto’s St. Michael’s Hospital. From the age of four to eight, she was scared and nervous on these outings, but as soon as she saw her mother’s nurse, she felt safe.
Feature
by: Larry Sawyer
Each year, Queen’s Park Day (QPD) brings nurses from across Ontario together in a powerful display of unity. It provides a unique platform for RNAO’s board of directors and assembly of leaders to voice key priorities, showcase their political action skills and engage in meaningful discussions w...
Feature
by: Kimberley Kearsey
On June 22, 2023, during the opening ceremonies of RNAO’s Annual General Meeting (AGM), 20 Best Practice Spotlight Organizations® (BPSO®) were honoured for achieving graduate status in the program. They now join hundreds of other graduate organizations to continue their important work to foster evidence-based cultures that impro...
![Pete Ryan Illustration](/sites/default/files/styles/rn_profile_thumb_255x158_/public/2023-08/RNJ_Storm_Final.png?itok=Jg_ML9n_)
In the End
by: Jordan Acheampong
As nurses, we wield so much power. The power to heal, lift up, strengthen and inspire.
Feature
by: Victoria Alarcon
With more than 500 fellows, RNAO’s Advanced Clinical Practice Fellowship (ACPF) program has reached new heights over the last two decades. Refreshed in 2022, the program now provides opportunities for RNs and NPs to develop their knowledge, skills and expertise in four different fellowship streams, each with an overarching goal ...