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From:ORNAC Journal (Vol. 34, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedORNAC is dedicated to the promotion and advancement of excellence in the provision of safe perioperative care for patients. As perioperative nurses we need to ensure our practice is performed at a high standard and that...
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From:ORNAC Journal (Vol. 38, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedAfter working diligently with our Board of Directors I am excited to announce that our new three-year Strategic Plan will be ready for launch this Fall and it will be shared with members. The new plan focuses on a...
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From:ORNAC Journal (Vol. 39, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedThe theme of this year's ORNAC National Conference is "Charting the future of Perioperative Practice" and, in 2021, this theme could not be more appropriate. Since March of last year Canadian perioperative nurses have...
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From:ORNAC Journal (Vol. 34, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedPillar Chair for the National Conference Planning committee, Kim McLennan-Robbins, and myself recently conducted a site visit to Niagara Falls, ON, in preparation for the ORNAC National Conference, Harnessing our Power,...
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From:ORNAC Journal (Vol. 37, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedThe theme for Perioperative Nurses Week this year was Perioperative Nursing: Unified Voice for Excellence in Patient Safety. The poster showed a patient surrounded by the whole Perioperative team. When we, as...
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From:ORNAC Journal (Vol. 34, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedI hope that you have had a wonderful 2016 so far and I wish you all health and happiness throughout the year. ORNAC elections for 2016 include the provincial director positions for Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick,...
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From:ORNAC Journal (Vol. 35, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedI can't believe how quickly time passes. My term as ORNAC President will be coming to an end in just a few months. It has, so far, been an extremely busy and exciting term. When I took office as ORNAC President I had...
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From:ORNAC Journal (Vol. 37, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedDuring Perioperative Nurses week please celebrate yourselves and the great work you do on behalf of your patients, their families, and your team every day. My name is Cathleen Ferguson and I am your new ORNAC...
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From:ORNAC Journal (Vol. 39, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedWhen I took on the ORNAC President position, in 2019, I knew it would be a challenge. But who would ever have dreamed that Covid-19 would happen and that the world as we knew it would change. I am so proud of each and...
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From:ORNAC Journal (Vol. 34, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedA simple definition of passion, according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, is "a strong feeling of enthusiasm or excitement for something or about doing something". As ORNAC President I have had the extraordinary...
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From:ORNAC Journal (Vol. 33, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedCathleen Ferguson RN, BScN, RNFA, CPN(C), ORNAC incoming President is the Manager of OR/Perioperative Services at St. Martha's Regional Hospital in Antigonish NS and also works as an RN First Assistant. She is a past...
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From:ORNAC Journal (Vol. 33, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedBy the time this issue is published Perioperative Nurses Week will be over. I hope that you all had a great week and took the time to celebrate yourselves and the work that you do every day for patients and their...
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From:ORNAC Journal (Vol. 38, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedAlthough you will be reading this President's message in the June issue of the ORNAC Journal it was written ahead of time in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. As COVIDT9 continued to spread my thoughts were, and...
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From:ORNAC Journal (Vol. 33, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedThe framework for professionalism in nursing began with Florence Nightingale. She set the bar rather high with the way she gave to others and her expectation of excellence in nursing practice. We, as perioperative...
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From:ORNAC Journal (Vol. 38, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedAs 2020 comes to a close we reflect back on what has been a unique and challenging year in both our personal and professional lives. These have been unprecedented times that have caused us to draw on many strengths &...