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RNAO’s media release on March 24 responded to the presentation of the Ontario budget in the legislature. RNAO is disappointed the government is failing to make the investments desperately needed to help nurses in the fight against COVID-19 and to sustain the nursing workforce after the pandemic.

March 20, 2021

Preliminary results of RNAO‘s Work and Wellbeing Survey

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Psychosocial

On March 8, Matthew Kellway, RNAO’s director of nursing and health policy, Kim Jarvi, RNAO’s senior health economist, and I presented preliminary results from our Work and Wellbeing Survey at our biweekly COVID-19 webinar (watch webinar here and see the slides

March 13, 2021

RNAO leads dozens of organizations in candlelight vigil

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CelebratingNurses

This past Thursday, March 11 marked the one-year anniversary since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. 35 health organizations across Ontario responded to RNAO’s invitation to join in solidarity to commemorate the anniversary through a tribute event and candlelight vigil. We were honoured to have Canada's parliamentary poet laureate Louise Bernice Halfe – Sky Dancer – join us virtually.

March 06, 2021

Candlelight vigil to commemorate one year of the pandemic – Thursday at 7 pm

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CelebratingNurses

This coming Thursday, March 11, marks the one year anniversary of the pandemic declaration by the World Health Organization. It is sobering to reflect on all that has happened to people around the world since then. And yet there is a long road ahead before we reach the end of the COVID-19 ordeal. To share in this reflection, RNAO invites you to commemorate the anniversary with us.

March 06, 2021

Webinar: Understanding wellness in Indigenous wisdom traditions for caregivers

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Racism&Discrimination

This webinar was held on March 2, 2021, in partnership with the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO), Nishnawbe Aski Nation(NAN), Chiefs of Ontario (COO), the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Shkaabe Makwa and the Canadian Indigenous Nurses Association (CINA).

February 27, 2021

RNAO’s NP Task Force releases groundbreaking report – Vision for Tomorrow

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On Feb. 25, RNAO’s NP Task Force released the groundbreaking report, Vision for Tomorrow, which brings to life not only the evidence on why NPs are crucial in our health-care system, but also the lived experiences of those NPs who are already making a difference to patient outcomes in their day-to-day practice. It is a comprehensive blueprint that calls for the NP role to be expanded and to fully utilize NPs to advance the health of Ontarians and strengthen the health system.

February 27, 2021

RNAO celebrates Black History Month 2021

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February marks Black History Month – a month dedicated to honouring our Black sisters and brothers, their past and the steps toward allyship. RNAO recognizes the continued importance of sharing Black stories and perspectives, encouraged by and eager to contribute to the invigorated movement to end anti-Black racism and discrimination.

February 20, 2021

Are you struggling with substance use and/or mental illness?

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MentalHealth&Addiction

On Jan. 29, 2019, RNAO along with the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO), the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) and the Registered Practical Nurses Association of Ontario (RPNAO) launched the Nurses’ Health Program to help support nurses experiencing mental health and/or substance use disorders.

February 20, 2021

RNAO hears about COVID-19: A heart-to-heart dialogue for nurses

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Psychosocial

MentalHealth&Addiction

RNAO’s bi-weekly open forums serve as a heart-to-heart dialogue for nurses looking to share their experiences and challenges during this pandemic. I thank Victoria Alarcon, Communications Specialist at RNAO, for writing the following synopsis of our webinar series.

February 20, 2021

With new variants growing, concerns mount about the premature lifting of restrictions