The Practice of Nursing
Registered Nurses (RNs) receive legal authority to use the title “registered nurse” or “RN” through provincial and territorial legislation and regulation.
RN Exam
The purpose of the CRNE is to protect the public by ensuring that the entry-level registered nurse possesses the competencies required to practise safely and effectively.
Regulation of RNs
The purpose of nursing regulation is to protect the public. Regulation assures Canadians that they are receiving safe and ethical care from competent, qualified registered nurses.
Leadership
Nursing requires strong, consistent and knowledgeable leaders who are visible, inspire others and support professional nursing practice.
Specialty Certification
Certification in one of 19 specialties/areas of nursing practice shows commitment to nursing excellence and continuing competence!
Knowledge Resources
NurseONE, CNA’s gateway to knowledge resources keeping nurses current, credible, competent and connected.
National Expert Commission
Nursing requires strong, consistent and knowledgeable leaders who are visible, inspire others and support professional nursing practice.
The Next Decade
CNA’s Vision for Nursing and Health envisions solutions to meet many of our health-care challenges and is intended to help members work in their own areas of practice to build a better future for Canadian health care ...
Fixing the Health-Care System
We must continually bring to the attention of managers, executives, employers and health-care decision-makers the value of nursing and the difference that registered nurses (RN) make ...
Staffing
CNA and its partners have developed a range of resources to support nurses in making staff-mix decisions that maximize outcomes.
Nursing Ethics
The Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses is a statement of the ethical values of nurses and of nurses’ commitments to persons with health-care needs and persons receiving care.
Nurse Fatigue and
Patient Safety
To determine prevailing norms across Canada related to fatigue in nursing and patient safety, CNA and RNAO conducted…
Programs and Partnerships
The Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) has a long history of working on behalf of its membership to advance international health policy and development in Canada and abroad to support global health and equity.
The Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses
The Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses is a statement of the ethical values of nurses and of nurses' commitments to persons with health-care needs and persons receiving care.
Canadian Registered Nurse Examination
Prep Guide
The fifth edition of this prep guide will help you prepare for the Canadian Registered Nurse Examination (CRNE) from June 2010 to 2015.
Canadian Nurse Practitioner Examination: Family/All Ages Prep Guide, Second Edition (2011)
The second edition of this prep guide will help you prepare for the Canadian Nurse Practitioner Examination: Family/All Ages (CNPE: F/AA) from May 2011-April 2016.
CNA Open Letters
2013
Short-sighted cuts to Health Council of Canada threaten health-care transformation
CNA celebrates International Women’s Day
2012
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
An open letter on RN flu immunization from CNA president Barb Mildon
Open letter to the nursing community to celebrate the life of the late Dr. Helen Mussallem
Aboriginal Day 2012: Working with Aboriginal health professionals towards better health
CNA and partners urge Minister Kenney to reverse decision to reduce health benefits for refugees
2011
World AIDS Day, December 1, 2011
CNA monitors case against nurses in Bahrain
CNA thanks CRNBC for its decades of commitment
Open Letter - CNA offers condolences to family and colleagues of Jack Layton upon his passing
CNA calls for federal leadership on health-care reform
Open Letter from CNA president Judith Shamian
CNA’s president is urging you to get involved
CNA President Urges you to Take action! Election 2011
CNA shares its health-care vision with Prime Minister Harper
CNA commemorates International Women’s Day, 2011
CNA calls for end to female genital mutilation
2010
Letter to Manitoba premier on nurse practitioner-led clinics
Open letter to Mountain Crest Brewing Company on offensive ad
Letter to finance ministers on the next health accord
Bill C-311, Climate Change Accountability Act, defeated in Senate
Update on CRNBC’s withdrawal from CNA
Nurses support Quebec for rethinking medical user fees
CNA urges world leaders to redouble efforts on UN development goals
CNA responds to CRNBC on its continuing commitment to withdraw from CNA membership
Letter to Environment Canada on proposed Federal Sustainable Development Strategy
Open letter to members from CNA president on CNA strategic renewal
Celebrate International Nurses Day – May 12
CNA supports a nuclear weapon-free world
CNA encourages Health Canada to involve RNs in Listeria monocytogenes policy
CNA celebrates Earth Day by acknowledging RNs’ efforts to reduce pesticide exposure
