Author of the article: Susan Gamble
Publishing date: May 19, 2021 • 1 day ago • 2 minute read • RPN Sheri Bruder, who works on the central resource team at the Brantford General Hospital, was chosen to receive a provincial award as part of Nurses Week last week in honour of her exemplary service to nursing. Photo by (Submitted photo)
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A local nurse has been recognized with a provincial award for her work during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sheri Bruder, a registered practical nurse at Brantford General Hospital, is one of three winners of this year’s Nursing Now Ontario Awards. Also honoured were Aric Rankin, a nursing practitioner at De dwa da dehs nye>s, the Aboriginal health centre in Hamilton, and Mahoganie Hines, a registered nurse at Hospice Niagara.
TORONTO An Ontario nurse who spent the past 13 years working at an acute care setting in the Greater Toronto Area has died from COVID-19, according to her nursing association.
In a statement released on Wednesday, the Registered Practical Nurses Association of Ontario (WeRPN) said they were âdeeply saddenedâ to learn of the nurseâs death. âThis RPN [Registered Practical Nurse] was a passionate nurse who was dedicated to always going above and beyond to deliver the best care possible,â the statement read. âShe was described by colleagues as a bright light who left a lasting impression on all those she worked with.â
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In the era of COVID-19, it’s no surprise nurses place in the top 10 on most lists of fastest-growing and highest-demand jobs.
But as demand grows, the pandemic has only put more pressure on the understaffed hospital units. A study released by the Registered Practical Nurses Association of Ontario in January found that 34 per cent of RPNs surveyed are considering leaving the profession.
After working on the front-lines of the COVID-19 pandemic for nearly a year, the mental health of health-care workers across Canada has suffered considerably. Seventy per cent of health-care workers who participated in a Statistics Canada survey released last week reported worsening mental health as a result of working during the pandemic. Approximately 18,000 health-care workers around the country filled out a questionnaire between Nov. 24 and.
LONDON, ONT. A pair of recent studies looking at how health-care workers are navigating the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic show rising anxiety. The findings from a recent poll on how Ontario’s registered practical nurses (RPNs) are coping with the second wave of COVID-19 are shocking. Seventy-one per cent are experiencing a breaking point, and I know what a breaking point looks like. It is devastation, at a time when you can t be devastated, says the CEO of the Registered Practical Nurses Association of Ontario (WeRPN), Dianne Martin. What s even more alarming, is the lack of support for these nurses.