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Prideinourprofession-RegisteredPracticalNursesis
CUPEsthemeforNursesweek
Hospitallocalswillcelebrate
Nursesweekin2011,witha
numberofspecialevents.
TheRegisteredPracticalNurses
committeeoftheOntarioCouncil
ofHospitalUnions/CUPEhas
themedNursesweekPridein
ourprofession-Registered
PracticalNurses.
Afilmhasbeenproducedabout
thehighlevelofskilland
knowledgeandthegreat
compassionthatRegistered
PracticalNursesbringtothe
profession.AnumberofRPNsfrom
acrossOntarioarefeaturedinthe
film.Thediversifiednursing
staffingpilotprojectatToronto
EastGeneralHospital(seepage2)
isfeaturedprominentlyalso.
Aprofessionalpracticebookletan
atooltoassistnursesinyour
interactionswithphysicianswillb
giventoeachRPNduringNurses
week,alongwithacopyofthefil
andalanyardwiththetext:Prid
inourprofession-Registered
PracticalNurses.
Above:oneoftheitemsCUPEisproducingforRPNsduring
nursesweek.Thisisatoolthatisusefulforinteractions
betweennursesandphysicians.CUPEisalsoproducingaprofessionalpracticebookletforRPNs.BelowNBRHCRPN
CheriRogerskickedoffanorthernOntariocampaignon
hospitalacquiredinfectionsMarch4inNorthBay.
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AregionalRPN
Conferencewasheldin
NorthBayMarch8.The
firstofsevenregional
conferencesintheleaduptoNursesweek
30RegisteredPracticalNurses
attendedaregionalnursing
conferencesponsoredbyCUPEin
NorthBayMarch8.
RPNsattheconferenceheard
presentationsonCUPEswage
adjustmentbargainingstrategyforRPNs.
RPNsattendingthemeetingalso
lookedatapilotprojectatToronto
EastYorkGeneralHospital,where
amoveawayfromallRNstaffing
toamixofRN,RPNandnon-
regulatedstaffhasseenadropin
patientdeathratesof43%onthe
pilotprojectunits.Nurses
satisfactionisup,mirroring
satisfactionincreasesforpatients
andphysicians.
RPNsdiscussedmalpractice
insurance,whichwillsoonbe
providedbytheCollegeofNurses
ofOntarioasaresultof
amendmentstotheRegulated
HealthProfessionsAct.
Smallgroupdiscussionsdealtwith
theincreasedworkloadforRPNs,
violenceandbargainingobjectives
forthenextroundofprovincial
negotiations.
CUPEsProvincialRPN
Committeewill
recommendanaction
planto2011convention
oftheOntarioCouncilof
HospitalUnions/CUPE
TheRegisteredPracticalNurses
committeeofCUPEsOntario
CouncilofHospitalUnionswill
recommendanambitiousaction
planonRPNissuestoOCHUsAp
2011convention.
TheRPNcommitteeiscomposed
ofrepresentativesfrom7
geographicareas.Northern
OntarioisrepresentedbyanRPN
fromSudbury.
TheactionplancallsonCUPEto
putincreasedemphasison
securinggovernmentand
employercommitmentsoffundin
forprofessionaldevelopmentfor
RegisteredPracticalNurses.The
actionplancallsforCUPEto
continuetopushforthefull
utilizationofRPNskillsbyall
hospitalsandforacampaignto
highlightthecontributionRPNs
maketotheirprofessionandto
theircommunities.
CUPErepresents7,000RPNsin65
hospitalsandanother8,000RPNs
inlong-termcareinOntario.
AcrossCanada,CUPErepresents
45,000LPNs/RPNs.200,000of
CUPEsmembersworkin
healthcare,1/3ofourmembers.
TheOntarioCouncilofHospital
Unions/CUPEishalfwaythrough
65localissuearbitration
presentationsonbehalfofRPNs.
CUPEhasprovincialbargaining.Ourcentralissueswereresolved
ina4yearsettlementin2009.
Wageadjustmentswerepartof
localbargaining.
Thearbitrationboardhasbeen
setuptoresolveoutstanding
localissues.
Theunionisseekingtopullup
RPNwagerates.
Itisexpectedthatthearbitration
decisionwillbeissuedinthefall
of2011.
RPNwage
adjustmentawardexpectedthisfall
