May/June 2018

To celebrate Nursing Week, and for a glimpse of life on the frontlines, 50 politicians participated in 35 site visits with nurses across Ontario.

Five RNAO Best Practice Spotlight Organizations (BPSO) hosted events for Nursing Week to celebrate the work of champions across the province implementing best practice guidelines (BPG).

Susan Gapka, a trans rights activist and member of RNAO’s Patient and Public Engagement (PPE) council, received one of seven keys to the city from Toronto Mayor John Tory on May 17. She is the first transgender person to receive this honour. Gapka came to Toronto as a teenager and spent 10 years living on the street.

From small villages to backwater hamlets, gathering places for the agricultural community have always been my home. So when I graduated with my nursing degree, I saw no better way to start my career than to take care of the people I know best: farmers.

At toronto’s mount sinai Hospital, RN and lactation consultant Louise Lemieux White reviews the chart for a new mom who has just had her first baby and is struggling with breastfeeding. It says she uses cannabis. 

You may notice the name of my column has changed from CEO Dispatch to Conversations with members. As you read on, you will begin to understand the thinking behind this change, and hopefully you will become as fond of this new title as I am.