Members speak out – February 2022

Your voice as a nurse matters. RNAO encourages you to speak out about nursing and health care in the media to raise awareness and advocate for necessary changes.
In February, RNAO members were featured in many news stories to discuss prominent issues that impact the nursing profession. Read the following stories:
- Suzi Laj, Global News: ‘I’m just exhausted’: Inside a Toronto hospital during the Omicron wave of COVID-19
- Leah Joy Hilario, Hamilton Spectator: More patients transferred out of overcrowded Hamilton area hospitals due to Omicron
- Kimsha Marshall, CBC News: This is what the latest pandemic wave is like for the ICU team at Humber River Hospital
- Birgit Umaigba, TVO: Internationally educated nurses in Ontario
- Ann Shaji, Global News: Internationally-educated nurse shares her journey at London Health Sciences Centre
- Deborah Matchett, Toronto Star: Views from the front lines: The stories of those inside an Ontario hospital
- Chandra Kafle, Toronto Star: This initiative is opening doors for hundreds of Ontario’s internationally-educated nurses
- Paula Traini, Toronto Star: IMPACT: Northumberland health-care professionals discuss caregiving in a changed world
Are you interested in speaking to reporters on the issues that matter most to you? Complete RNAO’s survey to be contacted with future opportunities.
Last Updated:
2022-02-23