I am pleased to be writing my first address as the President of NLN.ON.
I have served on the board of directors for a number of years and am honoured to have taken on this new role. Since April, after the return of our highly successful conference, we have been busy welcoming three new board members and administrators, reviewing our bylaws and role descriptions, and planning to ensure NLN.ON is structured strategically to thrive in the future.
A note of professional reflection; Recently, I had the distinct pleasure of listening to NLN.ON’s past president, Kim Cook, deliver a powerful keynote address on leadership at the AGM this past spring. During the conference, we also had the opportunity to hear from you, which further reinforced the importance of maintaining our focus on sustainable leadership and creating a lasting impact.
As we transition into the fall season, I am reminded of the evolving nature of healthcare and am excited to see where members like you are taking it. Learning about and embracing AI, expanding scopes of practice, better understanding what our roles are as mentors and coaches as well as where we fit as learners, are but a few of the event horizons we are scratching the surfaces of. It’s invigorating to witness nursing’s unapologetic solutions to a sustainable and effective healthcare landscape. I am so proud to be a nurse at a time in history where we get to profoundly redefine what a nurse is, and leverage the trust we have as a profession to influence an array of diverse possibilities and the essential role we will play.
Sincerely, Dawn Donaldson NLN.ON President