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The Nursing Secretariat News, Issue # 6 - Winter 2010.
March 5th, 2010

Message from the Provincial Chief Nursing Officer

 

I am pleased to provide highlights of the most recent policy and program initiatives of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Nursing Secretariat, aimed at creating a stable and sustainable nursing workforce in Ontario.

Ontario’s Comprehensive Nursing Strategy was designed to support nurses along the nursing career continuum. The strategy encompasses several initiatives with the goal of enhancing recruitment and retention of Ontario’s nurses.

RPNAO AWARDS 2010
February 24th, 2010

The RPNAO Award of Excellence and Innovation granted to an RPNAO member who has contributed in a significant way, on an ongoing basis, to RPNAO; and whose efforts have enhanced nursing practices in Ontario.

The Employer Award of Excellence an award is to recognize and honour employers who have outstanding achievement in: Improving the utilization of registered practical nurses (RPNs) in innovation and creative ways.

RPNAO Awards 2010

TORONTO STAR NIGHTINGALE AWARD
February 23rd, 2010

Do you know a special nurse? Toronto Star is asking readers to nominate someone in the Nursing Profession for the Toronto Star Nightingale Award 2010.

For more information TORONTO STAR NIGHTINGALE AWARD

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New web-based learning resource for nurses in the home and community care sector
February 1st, 2010
 
Please find a press release and information announcing a very exciting and innovative launch of a new website available to nurses in the Ontario home and community care sector interested in developing their leadership skills. The Ontario Home Care Association (OHCA) and the Ontario Community Support Association (OCSA) with the support MOHLTC, New Nurse Guarantee have recently partnered to produce a new web-based learning resource specifically for recently-graduated nurses and those nurses new to practice in the home and community care sector. This fantastic opportunity, offers leadership development modules in the areas of communications skills, advanced facilitation skills and systems thinking.
 
At RPNAO we understand the challenges for nurses to obtain current, flexible education options to meet their learning needs and we support this visionary approach to professional development.
Ontario Long Term Care Association Unveils Nursing Leadership Award Winners
October 24th, 2009

On October 22, the Ontario Long Term Care Association announced the recipients of its first-ever ‘Nursing Leadership Awards’.

Call for nominations for RPNAO Board of Directors 2010-2012
October 8th, 2009

A call for nominations has been issued. Please see the attached Nomination Form.

Standing up for RPNs and diverse nursing teams
September 24th, 2009

The following editorial by Dianne Martin, Executive Director of RPNAO, appears in the upcoming issue of the Registered Practical Nursing Journal (RPNAO’s quarterly magazine that is available to association members).

Nursing story misleading
September 14th, 2009
The Whig Standard - Kingston
Dialysis patients angry at nursing change
September 11th, 2009
Intelligencer - Belleville
Don't cut nurses
September 2nd, 2009
The Record - Kitchener Waterloo