RNUNL Recognizes 2019 Nurse Practitioner Week
St. John’s, NL – The Registered Nurses’ Union (RNU) Newfoundland & Labrador is proud to acknowledge November 10 to 16 as Nurse Practitioner Week, an opportunity to recognize and celebrate the vital role of nurse practitioners (NPs) in our health care system. “NPs play an integral role in providing knowledgeable, quality care to patients in acute care,
Nurses to Premiers: Violence in Health Care Demands Action
July 11, 2019 (SASKATOON, SK) – A panel of experts on the mounting crisis of violence against health care workers presented to Canada’s provincial and territorial premiers this morning at an event coinciding with the Council of the Federation summit in Saskatoon. Co-sponsored by Saskatchewan premier Scott Moe, the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU)
Registered Nurses’ Union Newfoundland and Labrador Ratifies Agreement with Canadian Blood Services
We are pleased to announce that members of the Registered Nurses’ Union Newfoundland and Labrador (RNU) working with Canadian Blood Services ratified a new collective agreement today, with 91.7 per cent voting in favour of the agreement. We would like to thank our negotiating team for their hard work and determination to achieve the best
Meeting the Demand for Health Care in NL
I’m proud of the work Registered Nurses do every day to care for Newfoundlanders and Labradorians – and I know you appreciate their work as well. Yet, over the last fifteen years, I have watched as our health care system has changed dramatically. We need registered nurses now more than ever…. … but are we
How can we afford more full-time RNs?
This week the provincial government released the 2018 Budget. It was no surprise our dire fiscal situation and high health spending were a focus of conversation. And they should be. We spend the highest per capita on health care in the country. But there is a way to immediately reduce health spending. It’s by adequately
It’s time for presumptive PTSD legislation
Registered nurses (RN) are constantly exposed to life and death situations and are witness to various other complex patient scenarios. This puts them at risk to develop work-related mental health symptoms such as burnout, compassion fatigue, and PTSD. The development of PTSD in RNs can be due to one single traumatic event, or the accumulation
