Interest Group Email Archive

Greetings to all members of the Staff Nurse Interest Group (SNIG)!

* I  have been an executive member of SNIG for several years. Since June, I have been the new chair for SNIG. Our past chair is Lhamo Dolkar, who is now president-elect for RNAO and very occupied with that role. Una Ferguson and Paula Manuel are also long-term executive members who are very active in RNAO. Our other executive members are Brad Manuel and two student members, Hannah Booth and Morgan Kennedy. 

Welcome to all the new and returning members of the Staff Nurse Interest Group (SNIG)! It is the fall season – even though the weather lately has us seeing a delayed summer, much to everyone's delight!  We do hope all of you have had some holidays over the summer and have gotten some well-deserved time off. 

SNIG and RetNIG ask you to join us on Saturday, June 24. 

After a short AGM meeting for both SNIG and RetNIG from 8:30 – 9 a.m. we have invited Shaima Rezatada, a Whitby Zumba instructor, to lead us in a Zumba Gold session. Wear comfy clothes and shoes!

Please register using the link below - people who are unable to attend in person can join via Zoom. 

Date: Saturday, June 24

Time: 8:30 – 10 a.m. 

Dear member,

Do you enjoy speaking out for nurses, health and health care?  We are looking for members to join the Staff Nurse Interest Group (SNIG).

The SNIG is seeking nominees for the following positions:

Dear members,

Nursing Week is fast approaching (May 8 – 14, 2023) and we need to ensure our voices are heard to advance the profession and improve Ontario’s health system! We’re joining RNAO home office’s initiative to turn its new Nursing Career Pathways report into action by celebrating colleagues who stand out for their love of and commitment to nursing and who are worthy of acknowledgement and celebration by their peers.

Happy new year to all staff nurses! 

Enjoy life with less worry especially with costs rising! Learn financial tips to keep you and your family wise about money during these inflationary times!

All prices seem to be rising and more people are living paycheck to paycheck trying to make ends meet. But, rather than continually stress about this:

Dear SNIG members, 

All prices seem to be rising and more people are living paycheck to paycheck trying to make ends meet. 

Rather than continually stress about this join the Staff Nurse Interest Group via zoom as we welcome back Robert Selvig (anyone who attended last year knows that he provides helpful advice and tips to financial stability)

Thursday February 16, 2023 

Do you take the time to savour what you eat and drink? Are you so tired that you resort to prepared foods just because you are just too tired to make a meal? Do you eat or drink only to keep yourself going?

With the holidays approaching, and the health-care system demanding more and more from nurses;

Take time for an hour of self-care! You deserve it!

DNIG is inviting your to join them on Oct. 25, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. for an evening with Joan King, director of government relations with Diabetes Canada. Joan will bring us up to date on the National Diabetes Framework tabled on Oct. 5 by Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos.   

The framework was designed to support improved access to diabetes prevention and treatment for Canadians. It is now time to turn our attention to important next steps for funding and implementation.   

Social media can be used to share interesting facts, stories and other important information. But it also raises a lot of questions. How can we stay safe online? How do we prevent being hacked? Are we safe to make purchases online?

Join the Staff Nurse Interest Group along with the Retired Nurse Interest Group on Zoom with guest Anukul Thakur who will present a webinar on social media safety. We will give more details on Anukul in the near future.

Social media can be used to share interesting facts, stories and other important information. But it also raises a lot of questions. How can we stay safe online? How do we prevent being hacked? Are we safe to make purchases online?

Join the Staff Nurse Interest Group along with the Retired Nurse Interest Group on Zoom with guest Anukul Thakur who will present a webinar on social media safety. We will give more details on Anukul in the near future.

Please join us on Thursday, Sept. 29 at 7:30 pm (EST)  for a webinar on "Oral Care – We Can Change Practice.".

When asked, Nurses almost always say that oral care is not as well done as it should be in their practice settings! This they say is usually due to lack of supplies at bedside, workload, lack of knowledge or noncompliance to care given. As Oral Care significantly impacts a person’s wellbeing and health; Nurses need to ensure that Oral Care is done properly. (Uferguson 2000-present)

We would like to thank you for your membership, whether you're new to our group or returning!

Our executive had a planning meeting on July 16. We've put in the hard work to give you a year to look forward to. During the July meeting we developed our theme for 2022-23. “Don’t Delay – Become the Nurse You Want to Be Today!” See poster below.

Dear member,

Do you enjoy speaking out for nurses, health and health care? Would you like to assist us in our mission to foster and advocate for nursing practice and environments that support people of all sexual orientations and gender identities and expressions? We are looking for members to join the Staff Nurse Interest Group (SNIG).

The SNIG is seeking nominees for the following positions:

Join SNIG and RetNIG via Zoom for our annual AGM as we welcome Aksana Kaviola-Moussi a Registered Music Therapist and a Registered Psychotherapist who will show us the Importance of Music in Healthcare and our Well Being in Stressful Times!

Dear member,

Do you enjoy speaking out for nurses, health and health care? Would you like to assist us in our mission to foster and advocate for nursing practice and environments that support people of all sexual orientations and gender identities and expressions? We are looking for members to join the Staff Nurse Interest Group (SNIG).

The SNIG is seeking nominees for the following positions:

Happy Nursing Week to all staff nurses!

We have a winner of our $500$ Nursing Week award/bursary promoted on social media during Nursing Week.

Meet Hannah Booth, nursing Student at Western University!

Calling all RNs, NPs and students!

Join the Staff Nurse Interest Group and the Retired Nurse Interest Group with financial ddvisors Robert Selvig from Manulife Securities and Michael Papotto from IA Clarington Investments via Zoom on Tuesday, March 8 from 7-8 p.m.  

Dear Members,

The Staff Nurse Interest Group and the Retired Nurse Interest Group offer a Resume Writing Webinar  - Hosted by Riek Van den Berg.

Appealing to Nurses of All Ages and at all stages of their Career Paths!

Are you looking to update your older resume? Need a more appropriate resume for a position change? Starting out and don't know where to begin? Perhaps have been out of the workplace and are now looking at returning to a new career?