Messagefrom our Executive Director

Foundation
Focus
The Foundation would like to thank
all of its generous supporters in 2006
Guardian $100,000+
Canadian Health Services Research Foundation . Canadian Nurses Association
Benefactor $25,000 - $99,999
Fostering Excellence in Nursing
Nurses Association of New Brunswick . John Vanderlee . Hoffman LaRoche Canada
AstraZeneca Canada Inc. . John Nield . Rx&D Pharmaceutical Companies
President’s Club $5,000 - $9,999
Aplastic Anemia and Myelodysplasia Association of Canada . Baxter Corporation
College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba . Extendicare REIT . Helen Mussallem, CC
Sanofi Pasteur in Canada . TD Meloche Monnex
Patron $500 - $999
Abbott Laboratories Limited . Association of Registered Nurses of Newfoundland
Association of Registered Nurses of Prince Edward Island . Bayer Inc. . Birks Family Foundation
David Hill, OC . Deanna & Ronald Biggs . Donna Nield . Erin Hogg . Hester Kernen . Johnson & Johnson
Lilla Wright . Marcia Taylor . Margaret Munro . Robert Calnan . Sigma Theta Tau International Foundation
University of Manitoba
Barbara LaPerriere . Celeste Johnston . Gloria Crotin . Harriet Sloan . Helen Evans . Marilyn Willman
Rumoli Bros. Studios . Sheila O'Neill
Amy Lee . Ann Southam . Annabel Sells . Betty Hailstone . Canada Helps.Org . Carolyn Pepler . Catman Cohen
Celia Corcoran . Denise Alcock . Francis Loos . Helen Glass . Helen Niskala . Huberte Poirier
James & Jackie Lee Houston . Jeanie Tronningsdal . Jean-Marie Allard . Krista Kerr . Margaret Scaia . Margaret Tod
Mel Phelan . Moncton Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae . Nursing Sisters; Association of Canada . Pamela Allan
Patricia McClelland . Peggy Anne Field . UBS Global . Valerie Zemlak . Welch & Company Staff
Friends $180 - $499
Circle of Life $35 - $180
Ada McEwen
Alberta Association of Registered Nurses
Anita Mountjoy
Ann Guillemette
Anne Cribben
Anne Evans
Anne-Marie Arseneault
Anra Lee
Barbara McKenzie
Barbara Toivanen
Betty Campbell
Beverley Botter
Beverley Robertson
Canadian Nurses Protective Society
Carla Wells
Carol McGuire
Carol Milligan
Carol Mooring
Catherine Heron
Cecile Hunt
Christine Zwirz
Claire Hunter
Claire Kemacks
Clara Lennie
Deanna Hutchings
Denise Pharand
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Diane Boswall
Dianne Mathieu
Donna Romano
Dorothy Monteith
Dorothy Mumby
Douglas Macaulay
Edwin Armstrong
Edythe Markstad-Buchanan
Eileen Trevoy
Elinor Hefkey
Frances Losie
Geraldine Dickson
Glenda Hayward
Grace MacConnell
Grace Groetzsch
Gwynneth Allen
Helen Kerr
I. Brameld
Irene Goldstone
Isobel Dawson
Isobel Petrie
Ivy Dunn
Jacqueline Bateman
Jaime Fortier
James Lee
James Whitby
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Jamie Perada
Janet Bryanton
Janet Jeffrey
Janet Rush
Janice Lariviere
Jaye Kerzner
Jean Anderson
Jean Hughes
Jeanne Taylor
Jenna Dettling
Jerry Gerow
Joan Fitzgerald
Joan Sawatzky
Jo-Ann Correa
Jo-Ann Pethybridge
Jo-Anne Dowdall-Brown
Joanne MacKinnon
John Butcher
John Dewit
Joyce Bailey
Judith Murray
Judy Boychuk Duchscsher
Judy Wilson
June Kikuchi
June Blau
Karen Jenkins
Karen MacKinnon
Karen Michel
Karen Mills
Leanne Hale
Lesley Aiton Spevack
Linda Ambrose
Loa Wilson
Lois Akana
Lois Walker
Lorraine Holtslander
Lorraine Mignault
Lydia Balsys
M.A. Flower
Margaret Arklie
Margaret Cuddy
Margaret MacDonald
Margaret Mackling
Margaret McGee
Margaret Stephenson
Marguerite Muise
Mark Devine
Mark Durban
Mark Roberts
Marlene Blackman
Marlene Smadu
Mary Beddows
Mary Bursey
Mary Cino
Mary Jane Wilk
Mary Marshall
Mary Mullan
Melissa George
Melissa Pelleboer
Monica Martin
Natalie Riegler
Netha Dyck
Nigel Wright
Nora Hammell
Norma Poirier
Norma Stewart
Pam Ratner
Patricia Hay
Peter Burns
Philippe Voyer
Phyllis Jones
Renate Eichstadter
Robert Lindabury
Rose Herskowitz
Roxanne Tarjan
Sandra Stec
Shanda Rojas
Sharon Yanicki
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SPRING 2007
Chair’s Circle $10,000 - $24,999
Champion $1,000 - $4,999
Canadian Nurses Foundation
Shehnaz Bandali
Sheila McKay
Shirley Gemmell
Shirley Stinson
Shirley Westeinde
Shree-Sai Sathananthan
Shukri Ahmed
Stella Lacoursiere
Steven Schaffer
Susan Frew
Susan MacKay
Susan Neufeld
Susan Smith
Suzanne Caty
Teresa Hennebery
Tina Enns
Varana Mullen
Verna Splane
Veryl Tipliski
Victoria Pennick
W. A. Reg. MacDonald
Wilda Wedgerfield
William Hoare
Winfred Paege
Winifred Miller
Appreciation also goes out to those donors who wish to remain anonymous.
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Today there are over 265,000 RN’s in Canada.
The Canadian Nurses Association predicts a shortfall of 113,000
registered nurses by 2016...You can help... see page 11
Message from our Executive Director:
Spring for fear’ is the report looking at the 2003 SARS outbreak which was released by Mr. Justice Archie Campbell at
the time this newsletter was in production. The outbreak, you will all remember, killed 44 Ontarians, including two
nurses, a member of their immediate family and a physician. Hospitals, the report said, are as dangerous for workers as
mines and factories, and the courage of our front-line health workers saved the province from a worse disaster. We could
even go further by saying that ‘Canada’ was saved from the worse disaster given the virulence of this virus. Nurses were on the
frontlines 24/7. Nurses knew they were faced with an outbreak that could spread to them, and their loved
ones! But they were THERE because patients needed them, were counting on them!
Yes, it does take a lot of courage to be a nurse! But it is about more than courage. It is about a profession that is forward-thinking and
vital to the health system of the 21st century. Every year, we take the time to celebrate nurses and nursing. From May 7th to May 12th
2007, this year’s National Nursing Week theme calls on Canadians to challenge their perceptions of the role of nurses in our health system:
Think You Know Nursing? Take a Closer Look. Nurses are leaders, innovators and Pioneers in all areas of the economy from research and the
military to technology and advocacy. They are improving the health of Canadians by charting the course for a stronger and more vibrant health
system for all.
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This is the future face of nursing! However, we MUST address the issue of nursing shortages! Labour shortages will be driving everything over the next
15 years. At CNF, we will be looking at the feasibility of developing a new program to address this issue. The goal of this program would be to accelerate
our efforts towards providing more financial support for more nurses to obtain their baccalaureate, master, and doctoral degrees. We can only do this by
granting more scholarship awards in nursing.
CNF needs to grow its financial resources in 2007. We need to continue to advance nursing knowledge through the provision of research grants, awards, and
scholarships to foster excellence in nursing. Last year was a successful year. In 2006, CNF awarded $140,000 in scholarships to students from every province in
Canada. CNF also committed $449,172 of the Nursing Care Partnership (NCP) Program funding to research projects while leveraging an additional $1,117,763 through
partnerships for a total investment of $1,566,935.
We want to thank you for your generosity! CNF has both corporate and individual donors and through your contributions, nurses can make a difference!
Join me in acknowledging and supporting our profession. Help us bring better care to you, your family and the community. Give now!
What’s Inside
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Message from our ED
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Research on the Front Lines
10 Letter from CNF’s New Director of
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CNF Corporate Champions
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The Future Faces of Nursing
11 Leave a Legacy
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How CNF Helps
12 Generous Supporters in 2006
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Nurses in the Spotlight
Development and Planned Giving
“Nurses are the patient’s safety net. They watch. They listen. They act. When
necessary – and it is increasingly necessary – they advocate on the patient’s
behalf, both inside and outside the care environment.”
Lucille Auffrey, Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Nurses Association
Toward 2020
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Co-Bedding twins: the stress response
This project contributes significantly to neonatal nursing research in several ways. Led by Kathryn Hayward, RN, BScN, IBCLC and Céleste Johnston,
MN, PhD, this research is practice-based, developed by neonatal nurses in response to questions from co-workers and families relating to how we care
for twins. The generation of further knowledge related to twin sleep practices will help with the creation of evidence-based recommendations for the
developmental care of twins which have significant implications for twins, their families and the people who care for them. Co-bedding is a care practice
that has been championed by nurses caring for twins and their families as a means of diminishing the negative neuron developmental squellae associated with prolonged Neonatal ICU admissions. If this strategy is to be embraced by care providers and parents as a means of providing comfort to twin
infants, rigorous scientific studies examining the efficacy of this practice must be conducted.
Co-funded by Dalhousie University
Assessment of the efficiency of nurse
interventions in the healthcare
management of cardiology patients
experiencing a hospital-home transition
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the first cause of morbidity
worldwide. In Canada, the speed and efficiency of treatments
helped reduce CVD-related mortality, changed the nature of and
reduced the length of hospital stays. Thus, patients and their
families are facing the challenge of managing a chronic and
complex health problem at home. This research, led by Sylvie
Cossette, RN, PhD, is aimed at developing and assessing nurse
intervention models with cardiac patients experiencing a hospitalhome transition in order to increase the patient’s control over health
problem management in a secondary and tertiary prevention
framework. This research is developed by researchers, clinicians
and managers from the Montréal Heart Institute.
Co-funded by the Fonds de recherche en
santé du Québec (FRSQ)
The impact of a tailored intervention on
the nursing assessment and
management of foot ulcers for people
with diabetes
The anticipated outcome of this research is information that will
contribute to more effective nursing management and faster client
healing rates of foot ulcers for people with diabetes living in the
community. The research team, led by Wendy Gifford, RN, PhD (c)
and Barbara Davies, RN, PhD, anticipates that this study will
provide vital information on which strategies are well received by
participating nurses, clinical resource nurses and their managers at
four service delivery centres across Ontario. By tracking the clinical
outcomes associated with the implementation of Best Practice
Guidelines, nursing administrators and managers will be better
informed to influence organizational and policy decision-making in
support of high-quality evidence-informed nursing care, thus
impacting nursing care and client outcomes.
Co-funded by Saint Elizabeth Health Care
Measuring the outcomes of Best
Practices in bed sores prevention using a
valid and reliable tool
Bed sores (known as pressure ulcers) continue to be one of the major health
concerns of Canadians. A key part of preventing and managing bed sores is a
thorough assessment and the use of appropriate interventions for patients who
are at risk of, or who have, bed sores. To assist health care facilities to evaluate
the effectiveness of bed sore prevention and management, a surveillance
program was developed by a group of health care professionals from three
university-affiliated hospitals in Toronto. In an effort to disseminate the
surveillance program across Canada, the first step is to ensure that the
surveillance program is comprehensive and reflects current research around
prevention and management of bed sores. This study, conducted by Laura
Teague RN, BN, MN and Jianli Li, will determine dependability of the surveillance program with those known to be expert in the field and health care
providers in three hospital settings. From the study findings, a more refined,
evidence-based surveillance program might identify the gaps in practice and
illuminate processes that may require change, to prevent and/or minimize
bed sores.
Co-funded by the Nursing Best Practice Guidelines
Research Unit
5-year NCP Program Evaluation
in 2007 – Call for testimonials
What difference did the Nursing Care Partnership
program make to you as a researcher? What difference did it make to your clients/patients? How did
your research impact your nursing practice? Was this
funding helpful and why?
2007 is the year that will allow us to look back at the
objectives of this 5-year program and reflect on
whether or not we have achieved the desired
outcomes. It will also help us build the business
proposal to CHSRF for the 5-year renewal of the
NCP Program.
Visit our web site at www.cnf-fiic.ca and let
us know what you think by June 30th, 2007!
Your feedback is truly appreciated!
Nursing Care Partnership grant opportunities for 2007:
(funded by a grant from the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation)
Best Practice Guidelines
In collaboration with the Nursing Best Practice
Guidelines Research Unit
Application closing date
March 1, 2008 (2007 competition closed)
Caregiving and Research
Grants Program
In collaboration with the Alzheimer Society
of Canada (ASC)
Check website
CNF - Nursing Care
Partnership program
Application closing dates
March 1, June 1, August 15, 2007
Please complete a Data Collection Sheet and submit it via email three weeks prior to the proposal
submission closing date i.e. May 13th for June 1st review.
Visit our website for applications www.cnf-fiic.ca
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CNF Corporate Champions
CANADA
AstraZeneca Canada is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the
Johnson & Johnson made CNF a part of their family when they started to provide a nursing
world. As a research-oriented company, they believe that curiosity is the best way to
express their commitment to the health of Canadians. Looking beyond the obvious and
solving problems in innovative ways drive the researchers they support and their scientists
toward the discovery of new and better treatments for medical conditions and diseases.
scholarship in 1995. Since then they have awarded 12 nursing scholarships across Canada through the Foundation.
Today, their innovative and extensive product portfolio spans six therapeutic areas:
cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, oncology, respiratory, neuroscience and infection.
Since 1989 AstraZeneca Canada has been supporting the Canadian Nurses Foundation
and has provided 18 doctoral fellowships to nursing students across Canada.
"Supporting the front lines of health is fundamental to ensure we have a strong and sustainable health care system, and AstraZeneca recognizes the critical
role Canadian nurses play everyday in improving the health of Canadians. In recognition of their contribution and to help advance the profession, we are
proud to support two fellowships through the Canadian Nurses Foundation."
“Johnson & Johnson is both honoured and proud to support a nursing scholarship as administered by the Canadian Nurses Foundation.
Per the first tenet of our company CREDO, we have a responsibility to the nurses who use products and services – and nothing can be
more important to the overall health of Canadians than the nursing profession. We pledge our support and our heartfelt thank you.”
Jim Irving, Director Government Relations & Strategic Affairs
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Some of the other support programs for nursing and nursing leadership offered by
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) in Canada:
Jordan Berman, Corporate Affairs, AstraZeneca Canada
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2006 AstraZeneca Scholorship Recipients
J&J is the sponsor of the annual OHA Award of Excellence in Nursing Leadership.
Student from the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Alberta and plans to defend her work entitled
“Culture as Significant for Aboriginal Female Sexual Health in a Context of Cervical Cancer and Cervical
Cancer Screening” in the spring of 2007.
J&J is an ongoing major sponsor to/for ACEN – the Academy of Canadian Executive Nurses.
Of interest is the fact that Angeline’s son Isaac also attends the University of Alberta and she also has
two other children at home William 11 and Jennifer 4.
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Dominique Tremblay pursues doctoral studies in nursing service administration at Université de
Montréal’s Ferasi Centre. She has vast experience in a clinical setting and at various levels of management.
Her doctoral research deals with the transformation of the role of nurses in integrated cancer control
networks. She develops concepts related to the translation of innovations in professional and organizational
practices and the concept of reactivity. Her expertise lies with innovative practices in the organization of
nursing services for chronic care patients.
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J&J is a proud gold-level sponsor of the Dorothy M. Wylie Nursing leadership Institute, and has been since its inception.
Angeline Letendre is a Métis from the Community of Lac Ste Anne, Alberta. Angeline is a PhD
Since 1999, Ms. Letendre has worked in partnership with several Aboriginal communities across Alberta
on several research projects focusing on health and wellness. These include 2 CIHR-funded studies
“Medicine People and Population Health: Parallel Pathways to Indigenous Health and Wellness” and
“Towards Improving Access to Health Care Services for Aboriginal Peoples from Urban, Inner City, and
Rural Communities”. Ms. Letendre has 15 years of tertiary and community and public health nursing
experience and works for Health Canada within the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch as a Health
Consultant and Nurse Educator.
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J&J is collaborating with the Wharton School of Business in the ongoing development and delivery of the Fellows Program in
Management for Nurse Executives. This year, this Program is celebrating its 25th anniversary; thirty-six (36) Canadian nurse
executives have attended to date and are active Fellows.
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Heather Gesner is entering her fourth year in the Bachelor of Nursing program at the University of New
Brunswick. Her interest in medicine and health care has been progressively evident but Nursing became
her career prospective when she worked at a Cardiac Care Unit at her local hospital. She is also
particularly interested in the critical care of neonatal and pediatric patients. She obtained increased
experience in pediatric care through completing her intersession clinical at the IWK Pediatric Hospital in
Halifax, Nova Scotia. Heather values life long learning and strives to make a positive impact towards
society. She believes the nursing profession is an excellent avenue to meet these values and goals.
“I am extremely honored to obtain the Johnson and Johnson Medical Products
Award and appreciate the recognition and support for my achievements.”
5.
Judy Hill Memorial Scholarship
2006 Canadian Nurses Foundation
Baccalaureate Award
Tricia Newport recipient of the Judy Hill Memorial Scholarship moved to the Yukon in 2000, after graduating
from Lakehead University with a degree in Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism. She instantly fell in the love with
the landscape, life and people of the North. After 4 years of living in a canvas tent in the forest, and working with young
offenders, she wanted to find a way to further contribute to northern communities, and nursing seemed to be the ideal answer.
Andrea Dawn Needer from Saskatchewan grew up in a small rural community
in the southeastern part of the province.
“As a student at the hospital, I am finally feeling that not only is contributing to communities in the North as a health care provider a reality for me, but it
really is what I want to be doing in my life right now. I am truly honoured to have received the scholarship from the CNF as I feel it is enabling me to be
a part of a legacy of nursing in the North.”
Her areas of interest are in critical care, public health and nursing education. Andrea is very optimistic and
excited about her future and the endless opportunities in nursing.
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Northern Scholarship
Vanessa Renée Fagan lived with type 1diabetes for twenty-two years and spent a considerable
amount of time in the healthcare setting. She always had an interest in the nursing field and, feeling that something
was missing in her professional life, decided to apply to the Bachelor of Nursing Fast Track Program at Memorial
University of Newfoundland (Vanessa already had a Bachelor of Science degree).
Debbie Montpetit is a mature student nurse and mum of a teenage boy. She went north for an adventure
and to fulfill her interest in experiencing a new culture. Debbie has worked extensively in the human services field
directly supporting people with disabilities, working with youth and managing programs. Her most recent experience
was teaching office administration to adults in Rankin Inlet for three years followed by a summer dispatching medevacs
for the Kivalliq region of Nunavut. Debbie looks forward to building on her experience and skills with her nursing education in order to make a valuable
contribution to health care in the North.
“Receiving the scholarship relieved the financial strain of putting myself through University and it enabled me to
continue on with the program. It was really satisfying for me to see that all of my hard work was recognized.”
Erin Hogg:
Dr. Helen K. Mussallem, C.C. Fellowship
“I hope the Northern Scholarship encourages nurses working in Canada’s North to upgrade their qualifications, because northern
populations deserve the most up-to-date nursing care. The goal is that caregivers and those receiving care must have access equal to that provided in
Canada’s southern cities. It would give me much satisfaction if aboriginal people applied.”
Erin’s first scholarship was awarded in 1989
Dr. Helen K. Mussallem, C.C., first started to sponsor her nursing Fellowship through the Canadian Nurses Foundation in 1991 when she donated her
award funding from the Ross Award for Nursing Leadership to the Foundation. Of her support of the Foundation Helen says, “It gives me great
satisfaction that I’ve done something to promote the education of nurses.”
John J. Vanderlee Award for Male
Nursing Students
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Lorelei Newton the 2006 recipient of this award is a full-time graduate student at the University of
Aaron Burkhart from Sault Ste Marie, Ontario assists the Canadian Cancer Society (Algoma Unit) with
Victoria focusing on Nursing Ethics.
organizing their annual Relay for Life Fundraiser. And he works with disadvantaged youth in the community through
adventure-based learning.
“I am fortunate to work as a Research Assistant with the ‘Leadership for Ethical Policy and Practice’ nursing ethics
project. I am also the proud mother of two very active boys, ages two and five.”
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NOTE
Did you know that 90% of every
scholarship dollar you donate
goes directly towards a scholarship?
“I believe that male nursing students currently entering the profession are in an ideal position to eliminate remaining
misconceptions and marginalization of male nurses. Receiving an award aimed specifically at male nursing students
has been a great encouragement for me. It shows that there are people and resources that recognize and
support men in nursing.”
The postal services suggests that contact information changes at a rate of 1% a week –If you
move please let us know – just go to our website and under “About CNF - Contact Us” you can click
onto our email address and send us your new address… or phone... it’s that easy.
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The “Past”
The “Present”
The “Future”
Will you
need
a nurse in
your
future?
Museum of Civilization
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The Canadian Nurses Association predicts a shortfall of 113,000 nurses by 2016.
“Support a nurse today for your health needs tomorrow”
The Canadian Nurses Foundation (CNF), through its master and doctoral scholarships
increases the number of nurse educators available to teach in nursing schools and in
clinical settings nationwide.
As interest in a nursing career continues to grow, nursing colleges and universities are struggling to expand programs and accommodate all qualified
students. Over the past three years, thousands of would-be nurses have been turned away from nursing schools, primarily due to an insufficient number
of faculty members. To compound the problem, a wave of faculty retirements is expected over the next 10 years.
“Ontario alone will need more than 11,500 new faculty members to teach these students.
At the same time new doctorates are at the lowest level in five years”
Toward 2020, Michael Villeneuve and Jane MacDonald, Principal Investigators
CNF’s baccalaureate, specialty certification, and home care awards fund
student and working nurses.
As demand increases with the aging population and health care issues are becoming more complex, long-term care facilities and
hospitals face a retiring nursing population (average age 44.7). Nurses are being recruited away from their birth and educational
settings to work in other areas of Canada and other countries.
“The number of people aged 65 and over will double from
nearly 4 million in 2000 to 8 million by 2026.”
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Statistics Canada
Nurses in the Spotlight
Many thanks to Marcia Taylor for partnering with the Canadian Nurses Foundation to administer
her Q-Sheba Sound Scholarship. This scholarship is for Ontario Diploma nurses returning to
university to obtain a Bachelor of Nursing Science.
Marcia, an obstetrical nurse in labour and delivery at Mount Sinai, funds this scholarship through the
release of her first CD "In Your Honour". This CD was dedicated to the health care workers who battled
the SARS epidemic. The song "In Your Honour" conveys a broader message about supporting those
who go above and beyond the call of duty. Visit Marcia’s Q-Sheba Sound site at q-sheba.com.
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Michael Villeneuve, new Executive Director of the Academy of Canadian Executive Nurses (ACEN)
ACEN represents the voice of nursing leadership in Canada. Founded over thirty years ago, ACEN was
created as a network of chief nursing officers of major teaching hospitals and deans and directors of Schools
of nursing. ACEN long provided a forum for discussion of mutual challenges and a source of support to nurse
executives in dealing with unique challenges.
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CNF extends their sympathy to the family and friends of Mae Gallant, RN, PhD(c) who passed on
December 9, 2006.
Mae was an Assistant Professor of Nursing at the University of Prince Edward Island. Ms. Gallant was a
member of the Canadian Nursing Advisory Committee which examined nurses’ work-life issues and made
significant recommendations for change. She was also a co-investigator of a national research project
‘Understanding the costs and outcomes of nurse turnover in Canadian hospitals’ led by Dr. Linda O’Brien-Pallas.
Mae was the recipient of an NCP research grant in 2006.
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DID YOU KNOW
Rick Mercer’s mother was a nurse
Dalton McGuinty’s mother was a nurse
Paul Brandt’s mother was a nurse
Happy Mother’s Day - May 13, 2007
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Philanthropy
Leave a Legacy – “Help to make it better ...”
On a daily basis, nurses are faced
with the challenges of the unexpected:
sudden changes in a patient's
condition, conflicting priorities
adverse events, emerging diseases.
Decisions based on advanced nursing
knowledge provide advanced patient care.
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Many people want to help with the anticipated nursing shortage in Canada, but are
unsure of the method best suited to their particular needs. Consider the following:
Leave a gift in your will (a specific dollar amount or a percentage of the assets) for the Canadian Nurses Foundation. Imagine the positive impact on our
community if everyone made a gift from their estate to support improved patient care in Canada.
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Consider using assets for your charitable gift. These include but are not limited to cash, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, term deposits, real estate, vehicles,
art, jewellery, or insurance. Such gifts may provide tax savings.
Name the Canadian Nurses Foundation as a beneficiary of your RRSP, RRIF or pension.
Many of our donors choose to give a monthly gift.
It is a convenient way to budget for your donation.
Donor card enclosed or you can donate on line…
www.cnf-fiic.ca
Name the Canadian Nurses Foundation as the beneficiary of an existing or paid-up life insurance policy or purchase a new life insurance policy naming
the Foundation as the beneficiary.
Encourage family and friends to leave gifts to the Canadian Nurses Foundation in their wills.
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Thank you!
I am the new Director of Fund Development and Planned Giving for the CNF. Before I go any further with my introduction, I must
tell you a story.
In 2001, I was in a car that had a head on collision with a tractor trailer. Nurses in two Ottawa area hospitals looked after me. I
was first seen at the Arnprior Hospital and then transferred to the Ottawa Civic Hospital. For me the ‘patient’, there is no doubt
that the care provided by nurses, to their patients, is key to helping them recover their health. From this first hand experience, I
saw that nurses were always there, providing clinical care, giving me words of encouragement and keeping me informed so that
my stay would be less difficult. You gave me excellent care. Nurses’ work is commendable. Everyday, nurses enhance the lives of
Canadians and that’s why I want to say thank you!
I was horrified when I read on the CNF website that by 2016 Canada will be lacking over 113,000 nurses. I cannot imagine a
future where our health care system would not have enough nurses. Nurses are the first hands that touch us as we are born and
they will probably be the last hands that care for us as we take our final breath. We must invest in nursing today for tomorrow so
that all Canadians receive health care services.
Here is my commitment to all nurses. I will work my hardest to develop ways to increase funding for CNF, which in turn will be
re-invested in advancing nursing education and research to support better health care for all. It is important that you and I contribute in making CNF a major player in supporting the education and research of all nurses. The purpose of the Canadian Nurses
Foundation is to advance nursing knowledge, which will lead to superior patient outcomes. We are there for you!
Ask your financial or estate planning advisor to include the Canadian Nurses Foundation when discussing charitable giving as part of
their counsel to clients.
Establish a Charitable Remainder Trust which will offer you a tax receipt for the amount of the Trust and provide an income for a specified period of time
to you or a loved one.
Donate marketable securities; with the new capital gains legislation, this is an excellent tax benefit.
“While what we do as individuals is significant, it’s what
we do together that can become transformative.”
Harvey Secter, University of Manitoba
Planning Matters, December 2006
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CNF’S Volunteer Board of Directors
Committee Structure
Governance
Marketing
Chair
Co-Chair
President & Chief
Executive Officer,
Hitachi Canada Ltd.
Retired, Past Chair
Board of Directors,
Ottawa Civic Hospital Foundation
Howard Shearer
John Hartin
David Hill
Senior Partner
Perley-Robertson
Hill & McDougall
PHOTO
Left to right: Front row - Mark Lamarche, Hélène Sabourin
Lucille Auffrey, Marlene Smadu, Kaaren Neufeld
Back row - John Hartin, Ginette Lemire Rodger
Murray Elston, Scott McElligott
Finance
Co-Chair
Fundraising
Co-Chair
Co-Chair
Co-Chair
VP Professional Practice
and
Chief Nursing Executive,
Ottawa Hospital
Vice President
and Market Leader,
TD Private Client Centre
Director, Government
Relations Strategic Affairs,
Johnson & Johnson
Medical Products
Ginette Lemire Rodger
Scott McElligott
Jim Irving
Chair - Murray Elston
President, Canadian Nuclear Association
Sincerely,
Marc Lamarche
If you have questions or concerns, please contact: Helene Sabourin at [email protected]
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Foundation
Focus
The Foundation would like to thank
all of its generous supporters in 2006
Guardian $100,000+
Canadian Health Services Research Foundation . Canadian Nurses Association
Benefactor $25,000 - $99,999
Fostering Excellence in Nursing
Nurses Association of New Brunswick . John Vanderlee . Hoffman LaRoche Canada
AstraZeneca Canada Inc. . John Nield . Rx&D Pharmaceutical Companies
President’s Club $5,000 - $9,999
Aplastic Anemia and Myelodysplasia Association of Canada . Baxter Corporation
College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba . Extendicare REIT . Helen Mussallem, CC
Sanofi Pasteur in Canada . TD Meloche Monnex
Patron $500 - $999
Abbott Laboratories Limited . Association of Registered Nurses of Newfoundland
Association of Registered Nurses of Prince Edward Island . Bayer Inc. . Birks Family Foundation
David Hill, OC . Deanna & Ronald Biggs . Donna Nield . Erin Hogg . Hester Kernen . Johnson & Johnson
Lilla Wright . Marcia Taylor . Margaret Munro . Robert Calnan . Sigma Theta Tau International Foundation
University of Manitoba
Barbara LaPerriere . Celeste Johnston . Gloria Crotin . Harriet Sloan . Helen Evans . Marilyn Willman
Rumoli Bros. Studios . Sheila O'Neill
Amy Lee . Ann Southam . Annabel Sells . Betty Hailstone . Canada Helps.Org . Carolyn Pepler . Catman Cohen
Celia Corcoran . Denise Alcock . Francis Loos . Helen Glass . Helen Niskala . Huberte Poirier
James & Jackie Lee Houston . Jeanie Tronningsdal . Jean-Marie Allard . Krista Kerr . Margaret Scaia . Margaret Tod
Mel Phelan . Moncton Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae . Nursing Sisters; Association of Canada . Pamela Allan
Patricia McClelland . Peggy Anne Field . UBS Global . Valerie Zemlak . Welch & Company Staff
Friends $180 - $499
Circle of Life $35 - $180
Ada McEwen
Alberta Association of Registered Nurses
Anita Mountjoy
Ann Guillemette
Anne Cribben
Anne Evans
Anne-Marie Arseneault
Anra Lee
Barbara McKenzie
Barbara Toivanen
Betty Campbell
Beverley Botter
Beverley Robertson
Canadian Nurses Protective Society
Carla Wells
Carol McGuire
Carol Milligan
Carol Mooring
Catherine Heron
Cecile Hunt
Christine Zwirz
Claire Hunter
Claire Kemacks
Clara Lennie
Deanna Hutchings
Denise Pharand
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Diane Boswall
Dianne Mathieu
Donna Romano
Dorothy Monteith
Dorothy Mumby
Douglas Macaulay
Edwin Armstrong
Edythe Markstad-Buchanan
Eileen Trevoy
Elinor Hefkey
Frances Losie
Geraldine Dickson
Glenda Hayward
Grace MacConnell
Grace Groetzsch
Gwynneth Allen
Helen Kerr
I. Brameld
Irene Goldstone
Isobel Dawson
Isobel Petrie
Ivy Dunn
Jacqueline Bateman
Jaime Fortier
James Lee
James Whitby
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Jamie Perada
Janet Bryanton
Janet Jeffrey
Janet Rush
Janice Lariviere
Jaye Kerzner
Jean Anderson
Jean Hughes
Jeanne Taylor
Jenna Dettling
Jerry Gerow
Joan Fitzgerald
Joan Sawatzky
Jo-Ann Correa
Jo-Ann Pethybridge
Jo-Anne Dowdall-Brown
Joanne MacKinnon
John Butcher
John Dewit
Joyce Bailey
Judith Murray
Judy Boychuk Duchscsher
Judy Wilson
June Kikuchi
June Blau
Karen Jenkins
Karen MacKinnon
Karen Michel
Karen Mills
Leanne Hale
Lesley Aiton Spevack
Linda Ambrose
Loa Wilson
Lois Akana
Lois Walker
Lorraine Holtslander
Lorraine Mignault
Lydia Balsys
M.A. Flower
Margaret Arklie
Margaret Cuddy
Margaret MacDonald
Margaret Mackling
Margaret McGee
Margaret Stephenson
Marguerite Muise
Mark Devine
Mark Durban
Mark Roberts
Marlene Blackman
Marlene Smadu
Mary Beddows
Mary Bursey
Mary Cino
Mary Jane Wilk
Mary Marshall
Mary Mullan
Melissa George
Melissa Pelleboer
Monica Martin
Natalie Riegler
Netha Dyck
Nigel Wright
Nora Hammell
Norma Poirier
Norma Stewart
Pam Ratner
Patricia Hay
Peter Burns
Philippe Voyer
Phyllis Jones
Renate Eichstadter
Robert Lindabury
Rose Herskowitz
Roxanne Tarjan
Sandra Stec
Shanda Rojas
Sharon Yanicki
50 Driveway, Ottawa, ON
K2P 1E2
Tel: 1-800-361-8404
Or: 613-237-2133
Fax: 613-237-3520
SPRING 2007
Chair’s Circle $10,000 - $24,999
Champion $1,000 - $4,999
Canadian Nurses Foundation
Shehnaz Bandali
Sheila McKay
Shirley Gemmell
Shirley Stinson
Shirley Westeinde
Shree-Sai Sathananthan
Shukri Ahmed
Stella Lacoursiere
Steven Schaffer
Susan Frew
Susan MacKay
Susan Neufeld
Susan Smith
Suzanne Caty
Teresa Hennebery
Tina Enns
Varana Mullen
Verna Splane
Veryl Tipliski
Victoria Pennick
W. A. Reg. MacDonald
Wilda Wedgerfield
William Hoare
Winfred Paege
Winifred Miller
Appreciation also goes out to those donors who wish to remain anonymous.
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Today there are over 265,000 RN’s in Canada.
The Canadian Nurses Association predicts a shortfall of 113,000
registered nurses by 2016...You can help... see page 11
Message from our Executive Director:
Spring for fear’ is the report looking at the 2003 SARS outbreak which was released by Mr. Justice Archie Campbell at
the time this newsletter was in production. The outbreak, you will all remember, killed 44 Ontarians, including two
nurses, a member of their immediate family and a physician. Hospitals, the report said, are as dangerous for workers as
mines and factories, and the courage of our front-line health workers saved the province from a worse disaster. We could
even go further by saying that ‘Canada’ was saved from the worse disaster given the virulence of this virus. Nurses were on the
frontlines 24/7. Nurses knew they were faced with an outbreak that could spread to them, and their loved
ones! But they were THERE because patients needed them, were counting on them!
Yes, it does take a lot of courage to be a nurse! But it is about more than courage. It is about a profession that is forward-thinking and
vital to the health system of the 21st century. Every year, we take the time to celebrate nurses and nursing. From May 7th to May 12th
2007, this year’s National Nursing Week theme calls on Canadians to challenge their perceptions of the role of nurses in our health system:
Think You Know Nursing? Take a Closer Look. Nurses are leaders, innovators and Pioneers in all areas of the economy from research and the
military to technology and advocacy. They are improving the health of Canadians by charting the course for a stronger and more vibrant health
system for all.
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This is the future face of nursing! However, we MUST address the issue of nursing shortages! Labour shortages will be driving everything over the next
15 years. At CNF, we will be looking at the feasibility of developing a new program to address this issue. The goal of this program would be to accelerate
our efforts towards providing more financial support for more nurses to obtain their baccalaureate, master, and doctoral degrees. We can only do this by
granting more scholarship awards in nursing.
CNF needs to grow its financial resources in 2007. We need to continue to advance nursing knowledge through the provision of research grants, awards, and
scholarships to foster excellence in nursing. Last year was a successful year. In 2006, CNF awarded $140,000 in scholarships to students from every province in
Canada. CNF also committed $449,172 of the Nursing Care Partnership (NCP) Program funding to research projects while leveraging an additional $1,117,763 through
partnerships for a total investment of $1,566,935.
We want to thank you for your generosity! CNF has both corporate and individual donors and through your contributions, nurses can make a difference!
Join me in acknowledging and supporting our profession. Help us bring better care to you, your family and the community. Give now!
What’s Inside
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Message from our ED
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Research on the Front Lines
10 Letter from CNF’s New Director of
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CNF Corporate Champions
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The Future Faces of Nursing
11 Leave a Legacy
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How CNF Helps
12 Generous Supporters in 2006
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Nurses in the Spotlight
Development and Planned Giving
“Nurses are the patient’s safety net. They watch. They listen. They act. When
necessary – and it is increasingly necessary – they advocate on the patient’s
behalf, both inside and outside the care environment.”
Lucille Auffrey, Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Nurses Association
Toward 2020
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