Good day members,
Welcome to our monthly newsletter/email. We will start sending this out to our members so we can inform of you all of latest news, events updates. Please also remember to follow us on X (formerly Twitter), Instagram and LinkedIn for latest updates and information.
EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
February is Black History Month and we have some exciting events for our members.
Monday, Feb. 5: At 7 p.m., we are hosting a Fireside Chat aka Q&A with Shelly Philip LaForest. Whether you are a seasoned nurse, novice nurse or even a student nurse, come! This is a great session to ask Shelly questions about how to drive and steer your nursing career. Visit this link to register: https://myrnao.ca/civicrm/mailing/url?u=179529&qid=148563319
Monday, Feb. 12: We will be hosting an exciting webinar: Celebrating Success and Legacy. BNLC presents Tech Entrepreneur and CEO of B2BeeMatch Karima-Catherine Goundiam and Vice President Clinical Operations and Chief Nursing Executive of CAMH Dionne Sinclair. Visit this link to register: https://myrnao.ca/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=1548
Thursday, Feb. 29: RNAO is heading to Queen’s Park for our 24th Annual Queen’s Park Day (QPD)! Members of RNAO's board of directors, assembly and executive network officers look forward to meeting with MPPs from across the province to discuss priority issues and witness the political process at work.
RESULTS FROM OUR SURVEY
We thank you all for participating our survey. Below are the results from the survey. This information is important for us because this will help us with our goals, events and objectives this year:
BNLC Survey questionnaire for 2024 events
In which sector/setting do you primarily work in?
Public Health - 2%
Primary care and/or community-based care -9%
Hospital care - 50%
Home care - 5%
Rehab, complex and long-term care/retirement home - 9%
Education/Academia - 9%
Administrative - 7%
Policy, political action - 2%
Social services/mental health & addiction/substance use health - 2%
Other:
- Nursing Student
- Palliative
Which of the following positions best describes your current role?
Nursing student - 11%
Staff Nurse - 39%
Charge Nurse - 5%
Nurse Manager or other nursing executive - 11%
Nurse Practitioner - 2%
Clinical Nurse Specialist - 7%
Advanced Practice Nurse Educator Role - 5%
Professor, etc. - 7%
Policy advisor or policy maker - 2%
Other:
- Clinical instructor
- Consultant
- ED of community Agency
- Emergency Nurse
- PHN/Case Manager
What topics would you like us to focus on this year?
Policy Advocacy and political action - 41%
Workplace Culture - 55%
Systemic Racism and Discrimination - 48%
Conflict Resolution - 48%
Education - 45%
Professional Practice - 61%
Research - 34%
Administration - 27%
Other:
- Are there BIPOC focused mentorship programs for nurse leaders who want to be nurse executives?
- Black Founders Network
- Entrepreneurship and Nursing
- Helping new grads to integrate into the nursing practice with confidence as they apply their knowledge.
- Hosting Black Nurses mentors’ events
- How do I as a black female student deal with discrimination?
- How to become an instructor
- How to gain and retain the respect of your peers.
- How workplace culture influences job satisfaction and career advancement
- Mentors who are capable of giving nurses guidance in their career pathways
- Mentorship for mid/late career nurses
- What is available
In-person Social Events & are you willing to pay a nominal fee to attend?
Yes - 80%
No - 20%
Please indicate if you are willing to be a mentor?
Yes - 48%
No - 52%
OUR BNLC COMMITTEE
To familiarize yourself with our executive committee and to create stronger relationships with our members, in our future next newsletter/emails we will showcase a member of our committee with a small bio of their role and their background.
We are so excited for this month. Look out for updates and events. And remember to follow us on our social media platforms.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BNLC_RNAO
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bnlc_rnao
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/black-nurses-leading-change-b83677255
E-mail: blacknursesleadingchange@gmail.com
The Black Nurses Leading Change Executive Committee