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Thank You for Being a Friend.
The Crucial Role of Workplace Friendships in Nursing.
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Nurturing Positive Change Together
Although my natural inclination is to start this message by wishing you all well – which I do, I also know that many of you are struggling as you deal with the complex and very real challenges in our healthcare system. These challenges affect you a
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Fostering Resilience and Unity: A Call to Reclaim the Essence of Nursing
The pressing challenges from the evolving nursing landscape have cast a shadow upon our once unshakable sense of pride in the nursing profession. The fabric of our community has been frayed, revealing the need for collective introspection, support an
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Using Advocacy to Strengthen Nursing Education in Ontario
If you want to change the status quo, you have to be willing to speak up. WeRPN has worked with the provincial government to address Ontario’s nursing shortage through various efforts. One of the most innovative programs to-date has been the Bridgi
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Enhancing the Role of Registered Practical Nurses Through Strategic Research Initiatives
WeRPN members have shared that they continue to feel undervalued and underappreciated in their workplace. This is largely rooted in a need for more understanding about the unique role of highly skilled and competent RPNs in various practice settings.
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Collaborating in Research with RPNs
Manon Lemonde, RN, PhD Associate Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ontario Tech University As a registered nurse with 45 years of experience in the field and an associate professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at OTU for the last 20 years,
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Place to BEGIN
Leveraging the BEGIN program to chart new career paths. The BEGIN program was designed to empower nurses to overcome obstacles so they can evolve their skills and contribute to improving the healthcare landscape. BEGIN provides tuition grants to stud
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Queen’s Park Dispatches
ADVOCACY Bill 124 – Closing the Chapter In our last advocacy update, we were waiting to hear the outcome of the Ford government’s appeal of Bill 124, the public sector wage cap legislation initially declared unconstitutional in late November 202
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Liability Insurance: the Best Defence
NAVIGATING the dynamic and challenging nursing profession involves contending with diverse obstacles inherent to in-patient care. Safeguarding one’s professional standing is paramount, given the potential for malpractice claims. WeRPN distinguishes
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A Healthy culture of aging
The impact of COVID-19 magnified the challenges faced by older people living in our communities and by their care partners.
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A Day in the Life
Diverse Specialties, One Heartbeat of Care Across the sprawling landscape of Ontario, from the bustling heart of Toronto to the far north of the province, thousands of practical nurses start their day with a singular purpose: to care. Their titles an
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Nursing Outside the Box
Opportunity is everywhere with an education in practical nursing. We talked to nurses who have used their nursing education and experience as the launching point to many different careers. While the careers of these RPNs are diverse, there’s one th
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