Nursing

The mission of the Canadian Indigenous Nurses Association is to improve the health of Indigenous Peoples, by supporting Indigenous Nurses and by promoting the development and practice of Indigenous Health Nursing. In advancing this mission, the Association will engage in activities related to recruitment and retention, member support, consultation, research and education.

The Rainbow Nursing Interest Group (RNIG), an interest group of the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario, was co-founded by Jean Clipsham and Dianne Roedding in 2007. RNIG values evidence-informed, inclusive, reflective, respectful, safe and supportive care and environments for people of all sexual orientations and gender identities and expressions. RNIG envisions every space a positive space.

Black Nurses Rock, Inc. was founded in 2014. BNR’s launch was heard throughout the nation, igniting a movement in Black Nurses Nationwide. Black Nurses Rock Inc. is an organization with a focus to foster a positive environment of professional growth and development. BNR provides support and mentorship to nurses in an effort to elevate our profession and improve our communities.

Black Nurses Rock is the largest minority nursing association in the country, representing over 174,000 African American nurses and students from the USA, Canada, Eastern Caribbean, Japan, and Germany.