NURSING through CRISIS
With the world in crisis for more than two years battling COVID-19, it is fitting that “Nursing Through Crisis” is the theme for Nursing Week 2022 (May 9 – 15). Nurses and other health-care workers around the world have endured unprecedented pressure and stress as a result of the pandemic. And, as nurses always do, we have risen to the task and stayed committed to delivering and advocating for quality care.
As nurses, we have demonstrated strength, knowledge and courage. We have endured the dayto-day challenges in a system driven to its limits, many times at our own expense. We have overcome concerns and worried more about Ontarians than our families. Our motivation has been the public good and the health of our profession. We have stepped up like never before.
We have continued to provide patients, residents and clients across all sectors and specialties with our commitment to get through the crisis. Our profound pride in our nursing community through this crisis continues to give us the strength to keep pushing for improvements in healthy public policy and nursing human resources that will carry us through this relentless pandemic and beyond.
RNAO thanks each and every nurse, always, and especially during Nursing Week. As an association, we remain on guard and on duty to support the public and each nurse during and after the pandemic.
We thank every nurse, and especially the 48,500 RN, NP and nursing student members of RNAO for your unwavering commitment to Ontarians and to our profession. You have carried Ontarians through this crisis. Together, we have carried one another. It is this strong commitment that gives us hope for brighter days to come.