Welcome to MORNA

We are the Manitoba Operating Room Nurses Association, a member of the Operating Room Nurses Association of Canada (ORNAC). We provide a voice for perioperative registered nurses across the province of Manitoba. Our not for profit association has a volunteer board of directors representing every region in Manitoba. MORNA works to promote excellence by demonstrating leadership in patient safety, and by enabling best practice, career advancement and professional development for perioperative nurses.

President's Message

 

 

President’s Message

May 2023

 

With the AGM this week, we have concluded another season.  I want to thank all of you for making 2022-2023 an astounding success!!  To those that attended educational sessions and meetings, got involved with important discussions around perioperative nursing and our practice, and care so deeply about this profession into which we pour our hearts and souls.  I hope that we were able to reignite your passion for periop nursing that may have waned during shutdowns.  I hope we motivated you to seek out growth opportunities, learn something new, or help a colleague in need.

 

We work in stressful environments, with many demands on our time, knowledge and skills.  What we do have at our disposal though, are colleagues that are intelligent, compassionate, and show strength in the work they do everyday.  Much of this work is not taught in classrooms and is the nuance of working in the operating room - anticipating what your scrub nurse needs before they ask, knowing when silence is required during a critical period, or simply chatting with a patient under local or regional anaesthesia.  I encourage you to lean on your colleagues.  Motivate each other to provide the best care possible.  Get to know how each other thinks in order to work effectively and efficiently.  Reach out to other sites when questions arise at your own.  Let’s nurture a perioperative nurse group in which we are supportive, protective, and willing to share our knowledge.

 

I take the role of Perioperative Nurse seriously, and I know that you do as well.  In the coming year, MORNA will continue to provide quality, nursing-focussed education. We will continue to network with sites throughout the province.  We will continue to build on the blueprint we’ve developed in the past year.  One of my goals as President was to improve accessibility with all perioperative nurses in Manitoba - we have made huge strides in this direction, but know that we still have work to do!  We will listen to your suggestions and implement new strategies as needed to reach you and your organizations.

 

As we move into the Summer months, your executive team will continue to work diligently to ensure that the next year will be even better than the last!  We hope that you are able to get some much needed rest, spend time with family, and enjoy the sunshine.  Encourage your colleagues to join MORNA, utilize the resources and funding we provide, and we will see you all in the Fall!

 

Kassie Klassen

RNBN CPNC

MORNA President

 

MORNA Executive 2023-2024

Kassie Klassen RN BN CPN (C) President  MORNA

Vanessa Ferdinand RN BN President Elect MORNA

Kary McCorrie RN BN Treasurer MORNA

Rona Chan RN BN Education Coordinator MORNA

Vickie Manning RN BN Secretary MORNA

Dawn De Muelenaere RN MN CPN (C) Past President MORNA

 

 

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