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Council Highlights
    2009-2010
  • May 2010May 19, 2010    RN Workforce Capacity Remains Priority Issue Members presented and carried two resolutions at the 2010 AGM held April 29, 2010 in Edmonton. The first resolution asked CARNA to “advocate to government and employers for sufficient numbers of registe...Read More »
  • January 2010January 29, 2010    Nursing Week Theme Selected Council voted to adopt the theme “Expert Caring Makes a Difference” for Nursing Week 2010 to build on CARNA's public awareness campaign with the same theme. The Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) will be using “Nursing: ...Read More »
    2008-2009
  • September 2009September 18, 2009    CRNE Exam Council gave approval to request a revision to the Registered Nurses Profession Regulation to remove the option of a fourth attempt to write the Canadian Registered Nurse Examination (CRNE) in extenuating circumstances.  Applicants ...Read More »
  • June 2009June 5, 2009    Authorizing Registered Nurses to Apply X-Rays Council withdrew a previous motion carried in June 2007 to approve in principle the development of a regulation that would enable RNs to apply medical radiography in limited situations. At the time, He...Read More »
  • March 2009March 20, 2009    Easier Identification of Complaints for ACR Council approved additional guidelines for Alternative Complaint Resolution (ACR) to increase understanding of the nature of complaints which may or may not be eligible for ACR. ACR is a voluntary, parti...Read More »
  • December 2008December 22, 2008    Open Forum Several nurse practitioners (NPs) and students in NP programs attended Open Forum in anticipation of Council's decisions on NP exams. They also raised concerns regarding barriers in practice and to patient access caused by Alberta Healt...Read More »