Benefits
RNAO student membership provides a number of valuable benefits, including:
- Career counselling and resources
- Career counselling and resources
- Political influence and action
- Networking opportunities with RNs, NPs and other nursing students
- Involvement at provincial, local or interest group (IG) level
- Recruitment rewards
Student opportunities
RNAO Board of Directors' Student Placement
The RNAO board of directors (BOD) student placement takes place three times per year. The goal of the placement is to expose nursing students to RNAO’s operations, initiatives, strategic direction and critical issues that impact nursing, health and health care. Each placement offers students the opportunity to participate in a general RNAO orientation, an RNAO BOD meeting and other RNAO-related events.
RNAO orientation provides a forum for students to meet with RNAO staff from various departments. There are plenty of opportunities for questions and discussion. Other RNAO-related events include the RNAO assembly of leaders, Annual General Meeting, annual Queen's Park Day, IG chairs meeting and chapter presidents meeting. Events differ depending on the time of year. You must be an RNAO undergraduate nursing student associate or RNAO regular member in good standing in order to attend the BOD student placement. Students not already RNAO associates or regular members may apply for membership concurrently.
100th AGM - BOD Student Placement: May 27 - May 30, 2025
Applications are now closed.
Upcoming BOD Student Placement:
November 19 - 22, 2025
Stay tuned for registration details in the fall.
For more information, please contact membership with the subject "BOD Student Placement 2025."
RNAO Student Ambassadors
Student ambassadors represent RNAO on nursing school campuses. They are the association’s point of contact and the link between a school’s nursing student body and RNAO’s home office.
RNAO student ambassadors promote membership benefits, opportunities, and current initiatives and campaigns. They encourage student membership as a valuable career choice and encourage participation at the provincial and local levels.
Registrations for the 2024/2025 school year is now closed.
Upcoming Student Ambassadors Intake: July / August 2025
Graduate Student Practicum
Student placements are an important part of learning for students in many different programs. RNAO has a staff group with a wealth of knowledge and experience who can act as preceptors and mentors to students.
For more information, please contact us.
Get involved
Nursing Students of Ontario
The Nursing Students of Ontario (NSO), is a student-governed IG of the RNAO. NSO represents and acts as a resource for Ontario nursing students. It focuses on theirs needs and concerns. NSO currently consists of 8,000 student members across the province.
Networking - chapters & IGs
You automatically become a member of an RNAO chapter when you join the association. Chapter activities at the community level provide a forum for dialogue and exchange with your colleagues.
Also, as a member of RNAO, you have the opportunity to join any of RNAO's many IGs. Active participation in one or more IG provides opportunities to meet and discuss with your peers whose areas of expertise in nursing practice are similar to yours. IGs also provide benefits to their members such as newsletters, advocacy, workshops and conferences.
Career paths
RNCareers.ca
RNCareers.ca is the official career site of RNAO and the first online career board created exclusively to meet the needs of Ontario nursing professionals.
RNCareers.ca specializes in all levels of nursing including clinical, non-clinical, staff nurse, management, executive and administrative roles for NPs, RNs, RPNs, PSWs and other health professionals across all health-care sectors.
