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Read nurses' stories
Each month, we’ll share one story in RNAO’s In the Loop e-newsletter, through social media and on this web page. Check back regularly to hear from our members in their own words.
RNAO members make significant impacts on people’s health and Ontario’s health system every single day. Their rich experiences shape healthier communities and build a stronger nursing profession. Read our collection of stories written by RNs, NPs and nursing students about overcoming challenges, celebrating successes and making meaningful contributions to care.
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NP Nevine Bekhit
I trusted my intuition and couldn't find anything better than nursing to start my new journey and fulfill my life mission.
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RN Sallie Hammond
Nursing has been a great career for me. I followed in my mother’s footsteps as an RN/midwife.
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Nursing student Yu Xin (Steve) Xia
We need a robust nursing voice at every level of government to deliver equitable and feasible health-care solutions..
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RN Myra Locquiao
I told myself – “I will become a registered nurse in Canada”, and now I am! Was it easy? No – the adversity of the journey caused me to think of giving up numerous times.
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RN Winnie Lam
As a first-generation RN in the family, it has been a journey of self-reflection to exhibit my values and its impact towards excellent care.
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RN Fatima Raza
Even if you do not speak your patient’s language, it is essential to utilize the resources available to provide the best care we can to patients of all different backgrounds.
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RN Milton Grace
A remote community health nurse, such as myself, touches all aspects of a client’s life across the lifespan, including his or her family members, and other members of the community as most times the nurse is the only health-care provider in isolated and remote communities.
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RN Samantha MacDonald
You know, sometimes, I reflect on how it all began. Being a patient at SickKids Hospital in Toronto, Ontario from birth until I was 18 made nursing more than just a career choice; it became integral to my identity.
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RN Susan Reinhart
Like many, if not all of you, I pursued a nursing career so that I could make a difference in clients’ lives. How can I make this dressing change better for them?
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RN Neena Riarh
Since the age of 13, I had decided I wanted to be a paediatrician. I loved kids, and I loved science, particularly biology. I got admitted to the Life Science Program at Queen’s University.
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RN Kylie Henderson
Here’s the thing about moments: You only know its significance after it has passed.
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RN Linda Brownrigg
As a teenager, I lived in Sept-Iles, Quebec with a modest family where post-secondary education was unknown.
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RN Bonnie Kearns
Bonnie Kearns is a nurse who works with the Canadian Red Cross and responds to disaster situations. She has completed over 30 missions.
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RN Garlen Ramirez
My name is Garlen and I’m a registered nurse and team leader on a trauma unit in the Greater Toronto Area.
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NP Rebecca Morgan
My career passion to assist women and make advancements in women’s sexual and reproductive health initiatives as a primary health-care NP began in 2011.
Share your story
Do you have a nursing story you'd like to share? Email it to [email protected]
Submission guidelines:
- You must be an RNAO member (sign up at join.RNAO.ca).
- Your story must be 250 words or less.
- Your story must be related to your experience as an RN, NP and/or nursing student. What has been your impact in nursing practice, education, policy, administration, and/or research? How have you made a difference to your patients, clients, families, community, other nurses and colleagues, and/or RNAO?
- With your submission, you must also include a photo of yourself wearing your RNAO pin.
Important: By submitting your story, you give RNAO permission to revise it for grammar and spelling, and disseminate it on various platforms.
