Overview of the RN workforce

RNAO’s Challenge to Ontario’s Political Parties: Building Medicare’s next stage, focusing on prevention

RNAO's Strategic Directions

Introduction



About this Report

The work performed by nurses is essential to the well being of patients and clients accessing the healthcare system. Registered nurses provide the greatest hours of care and coordinate the care provided by other healthcare providers. They are the primary interface between the patient and the health care system. It is therefore essential that the work that nurses perform is understood. This requires the development of a means for identifying the specific contribution of nurses to patient outcomes as well as the resources required to affect this outcome.