There is no denying that health care and technology are coming together in amazing ways. In my 15-yr nursing career, I have seen paper “SOAP” notes turn into spreadsheets, and notepads into personal digital assistants (PDAs). The information technology (IT) ...

Nurses have a unique role to play in the lives of patients diagnosed with cancer. In the November/December 2012 issue of Registered Nurse Journal, the flagship publication of the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO), Melissa Di Costanzo looks at ...

Nurse practitioners play a vital role in Ontario’s health system. The Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO) has been advocating for greater recognition of the role, and recently celebrated regulatory changes that allow NPs to discharge hospital in-patients within their ...

Leanne Tyler remembers a time when she worked with newborns in northern Ontario who had been exposed to inhalants such as gas while still in the womb. She observed a shift in the 90s, when the drug of choice was ...

Samantha Fox almost became a nursing school drop-out. The 23-year-old was in her second year of nursing at the University of Western Ontario (UWO), completing a practicum in general surgery at London’s Victoria Hospital, when she became disenchanted and discouraged. She ...

RNs who work as patient navigators ensure those diagnosed with cancer aren’t left feeling lost or forgotten in Ontario’s health care system. Over a year ago, Krista Vance’s life spun out of control. In the spring of 2010, she began bleeding ...

For the 5th consecutive year, the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO) is calling on registered nurses to share their stories for publication on the association’s website during Nursing Week (May 7-13). Thanks to these personal and powerful stories, the ...

Fewer than 50 per cent of health-care workers in acute and complex continuing care got the flu shot in 2010. Efforts to boost interest in this tried and true infection control measure are underway, but are nurses interested? This flu season, ...

Does failing to ask what a resident at a long-term care home would like on his toast constitute elder abuse? The answer: yes. If you’re surprised, you’re probably not as savvy on the issue as you should be. But you’re ...