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BY Dianne MartinSpring 2024
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
BY Dickon WorsleySpring 2024
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
BY WeRPNSpring 2024
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
BY WeRPNSpring 2024
Thank You for Being a Friend.
The Crucial Role of Workplace Friendships in Nursing.
BY WeRPNSpring 2024
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
BY Dianne MartinFall 2023
Fostering a More Inclusive Future for all Nurses
As the voice for Ontario’s registered practical nurses (RPNs), we are committed to fostering a culture of inclusivity, equity and empathy within our profession. This summer, during a gathering of the International Congress of Nurses (ICN) in Montr
BY Dickon WorsleyFall 2023
Rebuilding our Sense of Self
The past several years have been some of the more trying times for our profession; we’ve put our lives and the lives of our loved ones at risk throughout the pandemic, battled exhaustion, working long hours with increased workloads amidst critical
BY WeRPNFall 2023
The Nursing Crisis in Ontario
Urgent Actions Needed to Rebuild Pride in the Profession This summer, WeRPN released its annual survey report, “The State of Nursing in Ontario: A 2023 Review”. The report helped highlight the disturbing reality in healthcare by collecting and an
BY Melanie CoulsonFall 2023
Caring Connections
Navigating Alzheimer’s with Compassion Mum’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis wasn’t a shock, but it was still tough to take. We knew her cognitive abilities were declining: It started with confusion around dates. She misplaced her car in a small parkin
BY WeRPNFall 2023
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
BY WeRPNSpring 2023
Roadmap to Wellness
Nurses among first responders to be treated for post-traumatic stress injuries at new facilities Nurses face an environment filled with traumatic events and stress not unlike firefighters, paramedics, police. Officials will break ground for a new fac
BY WeRPNSpring 2023
Driving evidence on RPN practice
WeRPN is committed to increase the body of knowledge about the utilization of RPNs, optimization of the RPN roles and the impact and value of RPN interventions on client outcomes across the sectors in our health systems. In December, the association