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May 12, 2022
Media Release National Nursing Week

The Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions pays tribute to nurses’ perseverance with touching artwork

May 12, 2022 (OTTAWA) – This National Nurses’ Week, the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions is celebrating the determination and perseverance of nurses who, for more than two years, have been on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a tribute to their herculean efforts, the organization is unveiling a painting it commissioned from Canadian […]

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May 10, 2022
National Nursing Week

Half of our nurses are thinking of quitting: how can we keep them healthy, happy and helping patients?

By Jane Coutts for the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions. What are professionalism, compassion, dedication and personal sacrifice worth? If you’re a registered nurse in Ontario, $5,000. That’s the amount the province’s government has promised nurses if they don’t quit their jobs between March 31 and September 1, 2022. Certainly suggests a lot of nurses […]

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