I am proud of the fact that MPPs always answer the call to meet with RNAO members when we ask for their time. We should all take a moment to reflect on what this says about nurses and about RNAO’s influence. Put simply: our association matters.
Winter 2024
Year
2024
Volume
36
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1
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by: Dr. Doris Grinspun
Over the years, I have heard many funny anecdotes from members about the curious places they have found their RNAO pin. In the fridge. In the garden. Inside a potted plant. At the bottom of a purse used previously. And, of course, in the washing machine pinned to scrubs.
Feature
by: Kimberley Kearsey
As an RN and NP, Lhamo Dolkar has worked in group homes, long-term care, nursing homes, acute care, primary care and community health. She says her diverse experience in multiple sectors gives her the knowledge and confidence to represent nurses across the province as RNAO president. She feels she has a responsibility to be coll...
Feature
by: Madison Scaini
For the past 11 years, RN Arpita Patel has been providing care to students on campus at Toronto’s Humber College. She’s alleviating barriers so they can stay focused on what matters most: their studies. Under a medical directive, Patel and the other RNs in Humber’s health clinic can provide immunizations for the more than 6,000 ...
Feature
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. “(...
RN Profile
by: Victoria Alarcon
RN Simon Donato-Woodger understands how advocacy helps to improve patients’ lives.
In the End
by: Lori Zozzolotto
I have always been drawn to caring for people. Before I became a nurse, I had performed first aid on so many occasions that when my kids saw an accident, they would ask: “Are we stopping to help, mom?” When I finally became a nurse, I felt like I found my place in the world. Going to work did not feel like a job.