2010 Media Award Winners Announced
CNA and CMA have announced the winners of the 2010 Media Awards for Health Reporting. Find out which journalists were selected as recipients of Canada’s premier health journalism awards.

CNA Completes Electronic Health Records Initiative
The Canadian Nurses Association, in partnership with three provincial ministries of health, has just completed the Canadian Health Outcomes for Better Information and Care (C-HOBIC) initiative. The initiative introduces a systematic, structured process and terminology to patient assessments. C-HOBIC measures the impact that nurses have on patient outcomes. The long-term goal is to have information in electronic health records that helps nurses evaluate and plan care and that can be used by managers and researchers for planning resources or generating nursing knowledge. C-HOBIC was also supported by investment from Canada Health Infoway. Read more

New! CNA Webinar Series: Progress in Practice
March 10, 2010: Explore RN Prescribing. RNs prescribe drugs in the U.K. and Ireland. Find out what we’ve learned from our colleagues overseas.

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Now available! The 5th edition of the Canadian Registered Nurse Examination Prep Guide
The 5th edition of The Canadian Registered Nurse Examination Prep Guide is a comprehensive reference for nursing students preparing to write the Canadian Registered Nurse Examination (CRNE) from June 2010 to 2015. The prep guide contains multiple-choice practice questions similar to those found on the CRNE that are specifically designed to familiarize you with the CRNE.

CNA joins nurses in ongoing sorrow over Haiti
In this message to its members, CNA joins fellow nurses in expressing deep sorrow over the tragic events taking place in Haiti following the devastating earthquake, including the death of Ontario nurse Yvonne Martin. If you want to help, please send donations to the Canadian Red Cross or Médecins Sans Frontières.

CNA, nurses mourn loss of one of their own in Haiti
The Canadian Nurses Association extends its most sincere condolences to the family and friends of nurse Yvonne Martin of Elmira, Ont., who died in the devastating earthquake in Haiti. She was killed shortly after arriving in Port-au-Prince to work with a volunteer group that was planning to provide medical care and support in several of the island’s northern communities.

Our thoughts and sympathies are with her family and community, with the many victims of this terrible disaster, and with our colleagues in Haiti who will play a critical role in the recovery and reconstruction efforts.

POSITION STATEMENT – Determinants of Health
Determinants of health play a powerful role in people’s health. In this position statement, CNA endorses a broad approach to supporting health that addresses factors both within and outside the health sector. CNA calls on policy-makers to ensure that addressing determinants of health is made a priority for achieving health goals.

CNA urges RNs to help renew research fund
CNA is asking registered nurses to help urge the federal government to renew a 10-year nursing research fund. Politicians need to hear from you about how this research will improve patient outcomes and create a better, more cost-effective health-care system.
Use our resources and learn more.