Advocate the Council of Ontario University Programs in Nursing (COUPN) and Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology (CAATS) for the standardization of clinical practicum opportunities to meet the College of Nurses of Ontario’s (CNO) Entry-to-Practice (ETP)

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO) advocate to the Council of Ontario University Programs in Nursing (COUPN) and Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology (CAATS), the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) and undergraduate programs for provincewide standardization of clinical practicums that include defined minimum learning objectives and skills competencies for clinical practicum designated under the same specialty or course regardless of care setting; and

THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, in the case the above asks are not met, that the nursing program provide (to a reasonable extent) supplemental simulation or practical experience to meet competency gaps.