Recently, I found myself reflecting on a conversation with a nursing student. She spoke with clarity and conviction about witnessing families navigating poverty, elders isolated from care, and communities facing environmental risks that rarely make headlines.
Winter-Spring 2026
Year
2026
Volume
38
No.
1
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Feature
by: Kimberley Kearsey
In February, RNAO marked Black History Month at its 26th annual Queen’s Park Day in Toronto, releasing the best practice guideline (BPG), Addressing Anti-Black Racism in Nursing (AABR).BPG co-chair Dr. Bukola Oladunni Salami, a nursing professor at the University of Alberta, was one of four speakers at the Queen’s Park media stu...
Feature
by: Alicia Saunders
In nursing, there’s no "one-size-fits-all" when providing care. Nurses are constantly adapting as they go. And with the introduction of new technologies on an ongoing basis, the practice environment is constantly changing too. For nurses with disabilities, there may be more adjustments needed, but the passion for their role and ...
Feature
by: Victoria Alarcon
Sue LeBeau brings decades of experience and a deep commitment to nursing leadership to her new role as RNAO’s 59th president. From her early involvement as a student representative, to serving as an RNAO board member, LeBeau has always championed member voices and collaborative decision-making. Drawing on her background as a rur...
Feature
by: Andrea Gómez Palacio Schjetnan
As the importance of RNAO’s Best Practice Spotlight Organization® (BPSO®) Program continues to captivate leaders worldwide – and more and more countries join the movement – RNAO is expanding its Host model initiative, first introduced a decade ago in Ibero-America. Spain, Chile and Colombia (members* of the Ibero-American c...
Feature
by: Kimberley Kearsey
Gurjit Sangha began her career as a staff RN at Toronto's The Hospital for Sick Children (now SickKids). She reflects back to her younger self and recalls her desire to step outside of the clinical setting, admitting it was sometimes stressful and all-consuming at the bedside. That’s why her HUB Fellowship in 2006 could not have...
RN Profile
by: Andrea Gómez Palacio Schjetnan
The clock on her computer reads past 1 a.m. It’s another late night for Janet Montague, this time finishing a literature review she needs to send to her supervisor.
Feature
by: Alicia Saunders, Kimberley Kearsey
Pikangikum Health Authority, which is located in Pikangikum First Nation, a fly-in Ojibwe community in northern Ontario, is implementing RNAO’s Adopting eHealth Solutions best practice guideline (BPG). In March 2026, RNAO CEO Dr. Doris Grinspun, President NP Lhamo Dolkar and President-Elect Sue LeBeau paid a special visit t...
Column
by: Mara Haase
Social media is woven into how nurses engage, advocate, educate and manage the emotional weight of their work. It can serve as a place for solidarity, reflection, humour and social justice.
In the End
by: Ashli Michael
As a nurse in the digital age, I’ve seen a trend gaining popularity online. Scroll through social media long enough and you’ll see nurses posting rants or even memes about their patients.