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The De Souza Institute’s oncology nursing mentorship program is offering free two-hour webinars giving all nurses the opportunity to discuss professional development topics for effective career planning. Webinars are presented live via Elluminate and teleconference. E-mail us at mentorship@desouzanurse.ca to reserve a spot! Click MORE to view the schedule.
Take a fascinating journey into the world of primary health care by reading 10 stories of some of Canada’s most innovative RNs. They’re responding to the needs of Canadians by boldly championing social justice and health equity and taking on important roles in interprofessional collaborative teams.
This case-based learning program was developed to provide practical, evidence-based advice on how health professionals can make patients aware of the importance of breast cancer screening. This program offers screening tools and strategies beneficial to your day-to-day practice.
As a member of CNA, you can save on your home and auto insurance with preferred group rates. Get the insurance you need from the people you can trust. Request a quote today.
We’re very excited to unveil a fresh new look for CNA certification, complete with its new theme Care to Be the Best. When you make the commitment to become CNA certified, you’re showing that you Care to Be the Best.
With the Community Heath Nurses of Canada’s new Certification Guidebook, nurses seeking CNA community health nursing certification now have access to reading lists, text-based and multimedia resources, and useful information on organizing study groups. Available through the Members Only/Forum section of the CHNC website.
You could win a $200 Apple gift card in the new CRNE Prep Tools Retweet & Win Contest! To enter, simply retweet any #prep4CRNE tweets till June 4, 2013. Visit our Twitter page /@canadanurses now!
Upcoming topics include creating a successful practice environment, meeting a patient’s end-of-life needs, and increasing your understanding of aboriginal health and healing.
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Influenza is a serious illness that disproportionately affects certain populations who have a higher risk of complications. Influenza immunization, as the most effective method of preventing the flu, allows health-care workers to protect themselves, their families and those in their care.
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In 1899, Georgina Pope (1862-1938) became one of just four volunteer nurses in the British Empire’s nursing service to be given the rank of lieutenant. This past fall, the Royal Canadian Mint recognized her pioneering work on behalf of women in the Canadian military with a fine silver commemorative coin. Learn more and order your coin today.
A new online MDcme course that offers training to improve front-line capacity and cultural sensitivity for HIV diagnosis and treatment is open to nurses and other health care professionals. The course is geared to those who treat aboriginal and First Nations patients.
CNA is happy to support the release of Christina Bates’ A Cultural History of the Nurse’s Uniform, a richly illustrated book examining the varied meanings of nurse identity over 100 years. Available online at cyberboutique.civilization.ca.
Our new exciting collaboration with NurseONE allows registrants secure access to our full range of program offerings. The Program strives to promote the professional and career development of all nurses.
The health of Canadians is not shaped primarily by the medical treatments they receive or the lifestyle choices they make but by the living conditions they experience. These conditions have come to be known as the social determinants of health.
The University of Windsor’s faculty of nursing has partnered with the de Souza Institute to offer a new online graduate diploma in advanced practice oncology/palliative nursing. The faculty is now recruiting students for the fall, 2013. Application deadline is February 15 or until available seats are filled.
The 2010-2011 Registered Nurses Education in Canada Statistics report found a record high number of grads from entry-to-practice registered nurse (RN) programs. Many nursing faculty members are also nearing retirement, suggesting additional qualified faculty are needed if rising enrolment rates are maintained.
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The Clinician Education Campaign, developed ‘for clinicians by clinicians’, is raising awareness about the clinical benefits of interconnected electronic health record systems. Discover why Knowing is Better Than Not Knowing.
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The 2012 fall/winter Certification Bulletin is now online. Visit our certification page to learn more about outstanding certified nurses and their employers being recognized for their contribution to nursing, and much more.
Elder Abuse Awareness Knowledge Network Membership.
CNA and RNAO are currently looking to invite individuals into the Elder Abuse Awareness Knowledge Network, an e-forum for nurses and other health-care providers to discuss the care of older adults, with a focus on sharing of resources and strategies to support best practice.
If you are interested in joining the Elder Abuse Awareness Knowledge Network, see the Expression of Interest.
This course is designed by health-care professionals at St. Paul’s Hospital’s Healthy Heart Program and is directed to allied health professionals working with patients who have or may be at risk for cardiovascular disease.
Developed by the MUHC health-care team for MUHC patients and their families, the first three oncology modules—for breast, ovarian and prostate—are now available. The guides use images and plain language to explain anatomy, tests, treatments, tips and other important information.
Evidenced-based briefing notes to inform health-care policy-makers and administrators about the current status, roles and effectiveness of clinical nurse specialists and nurse practitioners are now available.
To promote the development of a culture within nursing education that embraces the integration of nursing informatics into curricula and professional development, CASN has developed a new set of nursing informatics competencies that every RN should possess upon graduating from an undergraduate nursing program in Canada.
CNA code of ethics apps now available
Our new app is loaded with features that will make CNA’s Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses come alive on your mobile device. Simple one tap navigation, easy searches to find what you want, and a notes feature to add your own observations. Check out the app now. On sale at Google Play, BlackBerry App World and iTunes.
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Researchers and decision-makers have long recognized the role of nurse staffing in the delivery of safe and competent client care. |
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The McMaster Health Forum convened two stakeholder dialogues on the topics of integrating nurse practitioners in primary health care, and integrating clinical nurse specialists and nurse practitioners in acute health care. The dialogues and issue briefs to inform them were funded primarily through the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Canadian Nurses Association and Health Canada. Topic overviews (summaries of the dialogues and issue briefs) are available in both French and English on the Forum website in the Products section. Video interviews with participants are also available.
Find out how every Canadian nurse can enjoy 24-7 access to over 145 accredited, courses developed by nurses for nurses. Have a look at the platform and courses, as well as how you can maintain your Lifelong Learning Record (a central repository for all your e-learning activities), post on the Discussion Board in informal knowledge exchanges and “follow” peers to see what they are learning and how they are advancing in their careers.
 
The Canadian Virtual Hospice and the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing, in association with the Health Design Laboratory at U of T, launch A Story About Care, a video about Jim Mulcahy’s experience with care as he lives with end-stage lymphoma and cares for his wife, who has Huntington’s disease. This teaching tool is intended to help integrate palliative and end-of-life competencies into Canadian nursing curricula, but the intensely personal story also has the potential to affect care across disciplines throughout Canada and beyond.
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