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by: Christina Hughes, RN, BScN, Kathy Moreland, RN, MScN, Kimberley Kearsey, Louise Lemieux White, RN, BScN, IBCLC, Mathew McGuigan, RN, BScN

NP and RNAO member Joanna Binch is tenacious and undeterred by barriers that others may find daunting. For more than a decade, she has laid the groundwork to not only help, but also respect and honour her clients in an area of Ottawa that has more rooming houses than any other part of the city....

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Helpful hints to handle competing demands

by: Morgan Hoffarth

I’m currently sitting on my couch, writing this column with my son Greyson next to me, and a children’s movie on the TV in the background. I want to share a bit about my life, as a mom, a nurse and a director of care.

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Retired RNs, NPs should know their rights and obligations

by: Mara Haase

Are you considering retirement and wondering what, if any, legal coverage you may need? The answer to this question depends on a number of factors, including whether you plan to maintain a registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO), and in what registration class.

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BPG Corner: Using emerging technologies to reach new frontiers in evidence-based nursing

by: Dr. Doris Grinspun, Dr. Shanoja Naik, Kimberley Kearsey

Publisher’s note: More than 1,000 health service and academic organizations on five continents are actively engaged in the Best Practice Spotlight Organization (BPSO)* program. They have formal partnerships with RNAO to implement and measure the impact of multiple best practice guidelines (BPG) on patient outcomes, as well as or...

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Nurses respond to survey about work and wellbeing during COVID-19

by: Madison Hietkamp

Nurses have been called heroes throughout COVID-19, but that doesn’t mean they have superpowers to mitigate the harsh realities of stress and burnout that come with working on the frontlines of a pandemic. The impact of that strain reverberated through the profession earlier this year, when nurses across the province grieved the...

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Windsor ICU staff exhausted as second wave takes hold

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Staff are beginning to feel exhaustion as they continue to fight COVID-19 at Windsor Regional Hospital. Many COVID-19 patients in the ICU are on ventilators. The medical director of the ICU says that despite their best efforts, 40 per cent of these patients who need a ventilator in Windsor-Essex die.

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Nurses participate in biweekly heart-to-heart sharing session

by: Madison Hietkamp

It’s no secret that nurses across Ontario are facing tremendous physical and emotional burnout due to the COVID-19 pandemic. And because of their commitment to caring for others, they have less time to devote to their own health and wellbeing.  As RNAO continues its unrelenting call on the federal and provincial governme...

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A call for more NPs with expanded scope

by: Kimberley Kearsey

David* is an NP at a walk-in clinic in his area. Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, he met Jane, a young mother of two who called the clinic to talk with him about a concerning discharge and palpable lumps in her breasts. A few months prior, she had seen her primary care provider (PCP) with the same concerns and was ordered a mammo...

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BPG CORNER: A champion's character

by: Ashley McLellan

Publisher’s note: RNAO’s Best Practice Champions Network enlists thousands of nurses and other health professionals across the province to share their passion for evidence-based practice and RNAO best practice guidelines (BPG). These “champions” participate in virtual workshops and e-learning to acquire t...

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Sense of belonging keeps members engaged

by: Morgan Hoffarth

A new membership year has begun at RNAO and I thought it would be fitting to share a little bit about my membership journey.

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