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  • Policy Statement on Homelessness
    octobre 2, 2004

    Everyone in Ontario has a right to adequate shelter.

  • Policy Statement on Patient Safety
    septembre 1, 2004

    Introduction
    The Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) believes patient safety is a priority in public accountability for individual nurses, administrators, organizations, professional associations and all levels of government. In striving for excellence and optimal outcomes of care, registered nurses (RNs), as a key link in the health care system, protect and enhance the health of patients/clients whether the client is an individual, family, or community. In so doing, nurses create environments that support patient safety.

  • Policy Statement on Excellence in Clinical Nursing Practice
    avril 5, 2004

    Introduction
    It is the position of the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) that excellence in nursing practice must be the vision and goal of every registered nurse, and the collective responsibility of employers, nursing associations, government, educational institutions, and nurses themselves.
    What Is Excellence?
    In the clinical care domain of nursing, excellent nursing practice is the dynamic process that integrates the best theoretical and practice knowledge (praxis) in each client * encounter.  It involves the ability to

  • Policy Statement on the Value of Registered Nurses as Case Managers
    septembre 2, 2003

    Introduction
    Case Management, is recognized as an important tool in both the promotion of optimum client health outcomes and in reducing the costs of care. Tension and potential conflict can exist between these case management functions.  Indeed the definitions of Case Management embody this tension.

  • Policy Statement on Peace, Security, and Well-being
    septembre 1, 2003


    The horrific cost of armed conflict for individuals, families, communities and nation states cannot be underestimated. According to the World Health Organization 35 people are killed every hour as a result of armed conflict. We also know that 191 million people lost their lives during the 20th century as a result of armed conflict. And – most of these people were civilians. The catastrophic sophistication of modern weaponry has rendered our global village a potentially very dangerous place.

  • Policy Statement on Racism
    septembre 2, 2002

    The Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) values diversity and recognizes that discrimination of any kind threatens the health of individuals, communities and nations as well as the provision of quality health care. It is only by working to eliminate this injustice that we, as registered nurses, are achieving our goal of speaking out for health and for nursing.
    Racism is systemic in our society and endemic in our institutions.