Summer 2020

It was March 11 and RNAO was among a group of stakeholders at a face-to-face consultation organized by ministry of long-term care (LTC) staff to discuss recommendation #85 of the Long-Term Care Homes Public Inquiry.

Toronto RN Eram Chhogala works in trauma and resuscitation. She has been on the frontlines during COVID-19 and notes that self care is vital at this difficult time. Nurses are “burned out” and “going through a lot of stuff,” she reports.

Wearing a mask can help fight COVID-19 and prevent a second wave of the dangerous virus, says RNAO CEO Doris Grinspun.

Monina Pajatin and her daughter Mia are emergency department RNs at Mississauga’s Credit Valley Hospital. They are relying on one another to get through the global pandemic. “I take it day-by-day,” says 20-year veteran RN Monina, who trained as a nurse in the Philippines before coming to Canada.

As an RN at Hospice Niagara, Mahoganie Hines is working on the frontlines during the pandemic to help those in her care have a good death, which includes efforts to ensure loved ones have a chance to say goodbye.

To prepare for a second wave of COVID-19, RNAO CEO Doris Grinspun is calling on the government of Ontario to adopt several long-term care recommendations by July 31.