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What could you do with 20% of your work time dedicated to learning, innovation or improving patient care?
The 80/20 model gives nurses protected professional development time while keeping them connected to clinical practice.
The 80/20 model gives nurses protected professional development time while keeping them connected to clinical practice.
September 6, 2026 at 2:00 PM
What could you do with 20% of your work time dedicated to learning, innovation or improving patient care?
The 80/20 model gives nurses protected professional development time while keeping them connected to clinical practice.
The 80/20 model gives nurses protected professional development time while keeping them connected to clinical practice.
Burnout isn't solved by asking nurses to be more resilient.
Staffing pressures, moral distress, bullying and emotional strain require more than individual coping strategies.
Staffing pressures, moral distress, bullying and emotional strain require more than individual coping strategies.
September 5, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Burnout isn't solved by asking nurses to be more resilient.
Staffing pressures, moral distress, bullying and emotional strain require more than individual coping strategies.
Staffing pressures, moral distress, bullying and emotional strain require more than individual coping strategies.
Nurses spend countless shifts lifting, turning and repositioning patients. That physical strain adds up.
One inpatient unit tested an air-powered turning system designed to make those everyday tasks safer.
One inpatient unit tested an air-powered turning system designed to make those everyday tasks safer.
September 4, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Nurses spend countless shifts lifting, turning and repositioning patients. That physical strain adds up.
One inpatient unit tested an air-powered turning system designed to make those everyday tasks safer.
One inpatient unit tested an air-powered turning system designed to make those everyday tasks safer.
When vaccine-preventable illnesses re-emerge, nurses are often among the first to feel the impact.
For nursing leaders, supporting vaccination compliance means balancing patient safety, staff concerns and operational realities.
For nursing leaders, supporting vaccination compliance means balancing patient safety, staff concerns and operational realities.
September 3, 2026 at 1:11 PM
When vaccine-preventable illnesses re-emerge, nurses are often among the first to feel the impact.
For nursing leaders, supporting vaccination compliance means balancing patient safety, staff concerns and operational realities.
For nursing leaders, supporting vaccination compliance means balancing patient safety, staff concerns and operational realities.
Wildfires. Extreme heat. Poor air quality.
The climate crisis is changing the way nurses care for patients. This article explores why planetary health matters to every nurse and how we can all be part of the solution.
Read the article: https://bit.ly/4yKG8pl
The climate crisis is changing the way nurses care for patients. This article explores why planetary health matters to every nurse and how we can all be part of the solution.
Read the article: https://bit.ly/4yKG8pl
August 6, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Wildfires. Extreme heat. Poor air quality.
The climate crisis is changing the way nurses care for patients. This article explores why planetary health matters to every nurse and how we can all be part of the solution.
Read the article: https://bit.ly/4yKG8pl
The climate crisis is changing the way nurses care for patients. This article explores why planetary health matters to every nurse and how we can all be part of the solution.
Read the article: https://bit.ly/4yKG8pl
How do you reduce surgical backlogs without compromising patient care?
A multidisciplinary team at a B.C. hospital found a solution, with nurses playing a key role in developing a same-day discharge pathway that improved patient flow and enhanced the surgical experience.
A multidisciplinary team at a B.C. hospital found a solution, with nurses playing a key role in developing a same-day discharge pathway that improved patient flow and enhanced the surgical experience.
August 4, 2026 at 9:59 PM
How do you reduce surgical backlogs without compromising patient care?
A multidisciplinary team at a B.C. hospital found a solution, with nurses playing a key role in developing a same-day discharge pathway that improved patient flow and enhanced the surgical experience.
A multidisciplinary team at a B.C. hospital found a solution, with nurses playing a key role in developing a same-day discharge pathway that improved patient flow and enhanced the surgical experience.
How many talented nurses are we losing before they ever get the chance to practise?
In this personal reflection, an internationally educated nurse shares the long road to becoming an RN in Canada and why supporting IENs is essential to strengthening our nursing workforce.
In this personal reflection, an internationally educated nurse shares the long road to becoming an RN in Canada and why supporting IENs is essential to strengthening our nursing workforce.
July 24, 2026 at 1:17 PM
How many talented nurses are we losing before they ever get the chance to practise?
In this personal reflection, an internationally educated nurse shares the long road to becoming an RN in Canada and why supporting IENs is essential to strengthening our nursing workforce.
In this personal reflection, an internationally educated nurse shares the long road to becoming an RN in Canada and why supporting IENs is essential to strengthening our nursing workforce.
What happens when nurses spend years putting everyone else first?
Barbara Campbell's journey is an honest reflection on workplace trauma, burnout and recovery. It's also a call for nurses to prioritize their own well-being and to lean on the strength of professional communities for support.
Barbara Campbell's journey is an honest reflection on workplace trauma, burnout and recovery. It's also a call for nurses to prioritize their own well-being and to lean on the strength of professional communities for support.
July 11, 2026 at 2:14 PM
What happens when nurses spend years putting everyone else first?
Barbara Campbell's journey is an honest reflection on workplace trauma, burnout and recovery. It's also a call for nurses to prioritize their own well-being and to lean on the strength of professional communities for support.
Barbara Campbell's journey is an honest reflection on workplace trauma, burnout and recovery. It's also a call for nurses to prioritize their own well-being and to lean on the strength of professional communities for support.
Belonging shouldn't depend on changing who you are.
This article explores how racism, bias and narrow ideas of professionalism continue to affect nursing students, while highlighting the importance of accountability and creating learning environments where every future nurse can belong.
This article explores how racism, bias and narrow ideas of professionalism continue to affect nursing students, while highlighting the importance of accountability and creating learning environments where every future nurse can belong.
July 10, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Belonging shouldn't depend on changing who you are.
This article explores how racism, bias and narrow ideas of professionalism continue to affect nursing students, while highlighting the importance of accountability and creating learning environments where every future nurse can belong.
This article explores how racism, bias and narrow ideas of professionalism continue to affect nursing students, while highlighting the importance of accountability and creating learning environments where every future nurse can belong.
Small changes in practice make a big difference for patients.
This article explores how Choosing Wisely Canada’s recommendations helped one long-term care home move away from unnecessary urine dipstick testing, improving care through evidence-based nursing leadership.
Link: https://bit.ly/4v0YJKF
This article explores how Choosing Wisely Canada’s recommendations helped one long-term care home move away from unnecessary urine dipstick testing, improving care through evidence-based nursing leadership.
Link: https://bit.ly/4v0YJKF
June 26, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Small changes in practice make a big difference for patients.
This article explores how Choosing Wisely Canada’s recommendations helped one long-term care home move away from unnecessary urine dipstick testing, improving care through evidence-based nursing leadership.
Link: https://bit.ly/4v0YJKF
This article explores how Choosing Wisely Canada’s recommendations helped one long-term care home move away from unnecessary urine dipstick testing, improving care through evidence-based nursing leadership.
Link: https://bit.ly/4v0YJKF
Did you know the type of inhaler a patient uses can affect both their health and the environment?
This article explores how nurses can help patients use inhalers more effectively while also reducing the environmental impact of respiratory care.
Link: https://bit.ly/3QstkCs
This article explores how nurses can help patients use inhalers more effectively while also reducing the environmental impact of respiratory care.
Link: https://bit.ly/3QstkCs
June 17, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Did you know the type of inhaler a patient uses can affect both their health and the environment?
This article explores how nurses can help patients use inhalers more effectively while also reducing the environmental impact of respiratory care.
Link: https://bit.ly/3QstkCs
This article explores how nurses can help patients use inhalers more effectively while also reducing the environmental impact of respiratory care.
Link: https://bit.ly/3QstkCs
What does it mean to truly show up for patients?
For northern nurse Abby Nash, it means listening, creating space for families, and helping people feel safe, seen and heard.
Read the article: https://bit.ly/3S8tPlC
For northern nurse Abby Nash, it means listening, creating space for families, and helping people feel safe, seen and heard.
Read the article: https://bit.ly/3S8tPlC
May 29, 2026 at 4:20 PM
What does it mean to truly show up for patients?
For northern nurse Abby Nash, it means listening, creating space for families, and helping people feel safe, seen and heard.
Read the article: https://bit.ly/3S8tPlC
For northern nurse Abby Nash, it means listening, creating space for families, and helping people feel safe, seen and heard.
Read the article: https://bit.ly/3S8tPlC
This article highlights the urgent need for stronger pathways to doctoral education, so nurses can shape research, policy and the future of health care from within the system.
Read the story: https://bit.ly/4ukuwGx
Read the story: https://bit.ly/4ukuwGx
May 21, 2026 at 11:06 PM
This article highlights the urgent need for stronger pathways to doctoral education, so nurses can shape research, policy and the future of health care from within the system.
Read the story: https://bit.ly/4ukuwGx
Read the story: https://bit.ly/4ukuwGx
Fifty years later, the legacy of one nursing school still lives on through the nurses it shaped.
May 15, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Fifty years later, the legacy of one nursing school still lives on through the nurses it shaped.
“To every nurse: your work matters. Your voice matters. Your presence makes a difference.”
In this National Nursing Week reflection, CNA president Kimberly LeBlanc highlights how nurses lead change through advocacy, innovation, mentorship and compassionate care.
Read here: https://bit.ly/4txZkmr
In this National Nursing Week reflection, CNA president Kimberly LeBlanc highlights how nurses lead change through advocacy, innovation, mentorship and compassionate care.
Read here: https://bit.ly/4txZkmr
May 11, 2026 at 7:23 PM
“To every nurse: your work matters. Your voice matters. Your presence makes a difference.”
In this National Nursing Week reflection, CNA president Kimberly LeBlanc highlights how nurses lead change through advocacy, innovation, mentorship and compassionate care.
Read here: https://bit.ly/4txZkmr
In this National Nursing Week reflection, CNA president Kimberly LeBlanc highlights how nurses lead change through advocacy, innovation, mentorship and compassionate care.
Read here: https://bit.ly/4txZkmr
What happens when care and policy don’t align?
This article explores the gap between policy and practice, and why empowering nurses to work to their full scope could improve access, outcomes and patient experience.
Read the article: https://bit.ly/4uiNOfu
#Nursing #MentalHealth #CanadianNurses
This article explores the gap between policy and practice, and why empowering nurses to work to their full scope could improve access, outcomes and patient experience.
Read the article: https://bit.ly/4uiNOfu
#Nursing #MentalHealth #CanadianNurses
May 7, 2026 at 3:22 PM
What happens when care and policy don’t align?
This article explores the gap between policy and practice, and why empowering nurses to work to their full scope could improve access, outcomes and patient experience.
Read the article: https://bit.ly/4uiNOfu
#Nursing #MentalHealth #CanadianNurses
This article explores the gap between policy and practice, and why empowering nurses to work to their full scope could improve access, outcomes and patient experience.
Read the article: https://bit.ly/4uiNOfu
#Nursing #MentalHealth #CanadianNurses
From caring for one child to helping thousands of families. This powerful story follows a nurse who turned personal loss into purpose — creating accessible mental health support for children, youth and families across Canada.
Read the story: https://bit.ly/4mWu2nf
#Nursing #NurseLeadership
Read the story: https://bit.ly/4mWu2nf
#Nursing #NurseLeadership
April 30, 2026 at 2:47 PM
From caring for one child to helping thousands of families. This powerful story follows a nurse who turned personal loss into purpose — creating accessible mental health support for children, youth and families across Canada.
Read the story: https://bit.ly/4mWu2nf
#Nursing #NurseLeadership
Read the story: https://bit.ly/4mWu2nf
#Nursing #NurseLeadership
“Aanniasiuqti!” — nurse.
In remote communities, being the nurse means being known everywhere. This reflection shares how visibility can feel overwhelming at first, but ultimately becomes a source of connection, trust and accountability in care.
Read the story: https://bit.ly/4eITavO
In remote communities, being the nurse means being known everywhere. This reflection shares how visibility can feel overwhelming at first, but ultimately becomes a source of connection, trust and accountability in care.
Read the story: https://bit.ly/4eITavO
April 28, 2026 at 12:50 PM
“Aanniasiuqti!” — nurse.
In remote communities, being the nurse means being known everywhere. This reflection shares how visibility can feel overwhelming at first, but ultimately becomes a source of connection, trust and accountability in care.
Read the story: https://bit.ly/4eITavO
In remote communities, being the nurse means being known everywhere. This reflection shares how visibility can feel overwhelming at first, but ultimately becomes a source of connection, trust and accountability in care.
Read the story: https://bit.ly/4eITavO
At the end of life, even the most compassionate decisions can feel impossible.
This reflection from a pediatric nurse explores the emotional complexity of feeding decisions, family dynamics and the quiet burden nurses carry when they feel powerless at the bedside: https://bit.ly/4viP0R1
This reflection from a pediatric nurse explores the emotional complexity of feeding decisions, family dynamics and the quiet burden nurses carry when they feel powerless at the bedside: https://bit.ly/4viP0R1
April 9, 2026 at 1:42 PM
At the end of life, even the most compassionate decisions can feel impossible.
This reflection from a pediatric nurse explores the emotional complexity of feeding decisions, family dynamics and the quiet burden nurses carry when they feel powerless at the bedside: https://bit.ly/4viP0R1
This reflection from a pediatric nurse explores the emotional complexity of feeding decisions, family dynamics and the quiet burden nurses carry when they feel powerless at the bedside: https://bit.ly/4viP0R1
Behind every shift, nurses carry stories no one else sees. This powerful reflection reminds us that while we care for others, we also carry grief, loss and emotional strain. Taking time to reflect and release that weight is essential.
Read the story: https://bit.ly/48dvZWj
Read the story: https://bit.ly/48dvZWj
March 26, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Behind every shift, nurses carry stories no one else sees. This powerful reflection reminds us that while we care for others, we also carry grief, loss and emotional strain. Taking time to reflect and release that weight is essential.
Read the story: https://bit.ly/48dvZWj
Read the story: https://bit.ly/48dvZWj
What if one simple protocol could significantly reduce constipation in hospital within 3 days?
This article shares how an evidence-based bowel protocol improved patient outcomes and reduced workload for nurses: https://bit.ly/3PKJ2YT
#Nursing #ClinicalCare #PatientExperience #CanadianNurses
This article shares how an evidence-based bowel protocol improved patient outcomes and reduced workload for nurses: https://bit.ly/3PKJ2YT
#Nursing #ClinicalCare #PatientExperience #CanadianNurses
March 18, 2026 at 6:30 PM
What if one simple protocol could significantly reduce constipation in hospital within 3 days?
This article shares how an evidence-based bowel protocol improved patient outcomes and reduced workload for nurses: https://bit.ly/3PKJ2YT
#Nursing #ClinicalCare #PatientExperience #CanadianNurses
This article shares how an evidence-based bowel protocol improved patient outcomes and reduced workload for nurses: https://bit.ly/3PKJ2YT
#Nursing #ClinicalCare #PatientExperience #CanadianNurses
One nurse offered a hungry patient a sandwich while waiting in triage — and was scolded for it. In this powerful reflection, Sheri McPhee writes about how kindness, empathy and compassion shaped her nursing career, and why these values still matter.
Read the story: https://bit.ly/4uoTaGN
Read the story: https://bit.ly/4uoTaGN
March 12, 2026 at 12:55 PM
One nurse offered a hungry patient a sandwich while waiting in triage — and was scolded for it. In this powerful reflection, Sheri McPhee writes about how kindness, empathy and compassion shaped her nursing career, and why these values still matter.
Read the story: https://bit.ly/4uoTaGN
Read the story: https://bit.ly/4uoTaGN
Clean water, community partnerships and hands-on care are teaching nursing students powerful lessons about health equity in Ghana.
The Ghana Field School is changing how future nurses understand patients, communities and the social determinants of health.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4bfEuRI
The Ghana Field School is changing how future nurses understand patients, communities and the social determinants of health.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4bfEuRI
March 5, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Clean water, community partnerships and hands-on care are teaching nursing students powerful lessons about health equity in Ghana.
The Ghana Field School is changing how future nurses understand patients, communities and the social determinants of health.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4bfEuRI
The Ghana Field School is changing how future nurses understand patients, communities and the social determinants of health.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4bfEuRI
Culture change in long-term care starts with education, collaboration and leadership support.
See how one Ontario LTC home implemented a palliative approach to care and reduced emergency department transfers while improving resident and family experiences.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4stdEMN
See how one Ontario LTC home implemented a palliative approach to care and reduced emergency department transfers while improving resident and family experiences.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4stdEMN
March 5, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Culture change in long-term care starts with education, collaboration and leadership support.
See how one Ontario LTC home implemented a palliative approach to care and reduced emergency department transfers while improving resident and family experiences.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4stdEMN
See how one Ontario LTC home implemented a palliative approach to care and reduced emergency department transfers while improving resident and family experiences.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4stdEMN
As RN prescribing grows across provinces and territories, nurses must stay current on best practices and avoid low-value care. Learn how Choosing Wisely Canada can guide safe, effective prescribing.
Explore the recommendations: https://bit.ly/3OnvT7L
#NursingPractice #PatientSafety #ChoosingWisely
Explore the recommendations: https://bit.ly/3OnvT7L
#NursingPractice #PatientSafety #ChoosingWisely
February 23, 2026 at 3:00 PM
As RN prescribing grows across provinces and territories, nurses must stay current on best practices and avoid low-value care. Learn how Choosing Wisely Canada can guide safe, effective prescribing.
Explore the recommendations: https://bit.ly/3OnvT7L
#NursingPractice #PatientSafety #ChoosingWisely
Explore the recommendations: https://bit.ly/3OnvT7L
#NursingPractice #PatientSafety #ChoosingWisely