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Illy'Wilma Oke1
About 100 nurses frOm across
Huron County and Stratford met
Seaforth Thursday night , to
express . their- concern for the
fut u re of nursin g and voice their
objections to a proposal by the
College of Nurses that, would cost
many nurses in Ontario their
certificates Igompetence.
Gayle Mc nZie,. spokesman
for the ,nurses, said the proposal
re q uired , registered nurses and
nursin g, assistants to work no less
than 50 days in one year within
the-P4st five years in Ontario to
q ualify . for a certificate of
competence. Failin g this, a nurse
Would have to take a re-e ntry
program to regain her certificate.
Mrs. McKenzie criticized the
College_ of Nurses for this
proposal because as professionals
"we're not against short courses
or.u p ' dating our skills but the
vagueness of the program
req te0 for re-training." She
asked where it will-be giVen. its
length) its cost:
"What is this program? Why
was it net set up before the
proposal was made? Why has the
college not notified the members
who elect them? W e do not know
Win▪ thr p ..
Marsgza7reit8 1456uiley
Mr'S. Wm. Dolinage attended a
• eting at First Presbyterian
rch, Seaforth to help plan the
program, for. therWorld Day of
Prayer to' be held March 3 at the
same church.. •
' Bob HulleyJr., Lindsay, spent
the weekend at hone and also
visited with ‘-stis grancnother,
Mrs. Ella Hulley; Brucefield also
Mr. and, Mrs. George Cameron.
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2, They will be struck from the
General Re gister of the College of
Nurses of Ontario and be unable
to seek employment as R.N.s or
R,N.A.s.
3. No further practice •as an
or R.N.A. will be possible
for them, until an unspecified
:re-qualification process has been
' completed.
.,.4. The Health Disciplines Act
already contains legislation and
regulations for the effective
protection of the public by
controlling 'problems related to
'Professional misconduct,
incompetence\and physical and
mental Incapacitation". '`(See
sections 84 and 8,5 Health
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nurses to 'bethe occupation
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selected to be disenfranchised
their 'college' in 'the absence of
evidence of "professional
' misconduct dr incompetence" as
stated' in the Act,
We regird this proposal as the
most discriminatory and
• undemocratic ,regulation to be
used against any profession or
occupation hi the province of
,Toronto; •
5Jhe tieadersolOpposition for
the riding in which you live,
Queens Park, Toronto. ,
welcomes all new
'Members, 14embership fee--
$2,.00. Make your cheque payable I.
- to N.U.R.S4 and mail to: lkirs.•
Atidrey„..-S)uith, Northcrest'
R: R.-#2, London Ontario.
• Ontario.
If you a gree with our position, se
please write immediately ,to the
1,. College of Nurses,. 600
Eglinton A venial, East, Toronto;
Z. The Hon. Wm., Davis,
Premier of Ontario, Queen's Park,
Toronto; • •
,,3. The •Hon. Dennis Timbrell,
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• LISTENING CAReNIIIY-Lleafbrth ;ea, nurses
tailed out eri.mass to hear about proposed changes
in their registrations.' (Photo by Oke)
B of Evotes6.5 cent
"It doesn't cost 21 cents if mile
to drive a car." he said. .
"It dep'ends on what ki d of.car
you drive," countered Mr. 1 '03 t.
the • beard ' had given its own Colborne TownShip Truste
employees and, increase recently Shirley Hazlitt said she didn t
'bringing their per mile rate to 19 dispute an increase for, board
kents_ He said the , triistees _haft! - -employees—but • 'felt that The
.denied themselves, for thetrustee rate was too much. She
Mr. Elliott, said board needed 21 cent g per mile adding
pa'st
• {Our years. ' ' ' ' said she failed to see why trustees
employees or people using. their ,that it.was, considerably more
- own 'Vehicle for board 'business '. than, the rate paid 'to county
received 19. cents per mile as a councillors. .
'result of the increase -passed by ..„.. "I would) dispilte that we are.
the board recerttlY:-•'He said the.. paid more - than county
proposed rate of 21..7 cents per , 'councillors," said, Mr. Elliott. "If
_ Mile would be given trustees, ''we (trustees)• were paid on 'a :per
board employees• and authorized,' meeting rate as they are rather
members of the public using their than a straight monthly rate 1
cars on board business.., • 'don't feel we're bettor off than
Mr. Elliott ,said the executive them." , ' • . •
committee felt that since costs for "That might, be a point ' of
• operating a .,. Vehicle were up. ,,contention," argued.Mrs. Hazlitt.
- considerably and' the new rate . Mr. Henderson asked why the
was being used by other county . board committee, ' if, it was
officers (coupty councillors and ,, ..concerned about •Sieplicity by
officials) the increase was reason- ' makin g the rate the' sa m e for
employees and trustees, made
the new mileage rate 21.7 cents
per mile. • • .
"Why not make it an even 22
cents for easy figuring?" he'
asked.
•Mr. 'Elliott said by using the
higher figure the board may come
under some undue criticism.
•
rite
what this whole pro,gram is-we
gerit in bits and pieces," 'she
charged,
:,MCKenzie urged the
nurses very,, very
carefully' any material thecollege
sends .0'ut,..jo • make sure the
contents are 'understood.
., She said the college asked for a
response to thepreposal before
March-" 15 ante
d
,she
nice the tr -urged the
response
positive..gt
nurses to.
e theM good counter
proposals;
Mis.'cKe zie asked first that
the nurses' s d in their letters td
the Colle ge; then write individual
letters.td the premier of Ontario,•
William Davis; the 'nister of
Health, Dennis Timbrell;
of the oppositiOn; and "your own
members of the-provincial le
st ature in which you liye".
She said a thousand individual
letters are .better than one letter
of .petition signed by a thousand,
persons..
, Wendy Earhard, ,London, one
of three representatives from '
Region .1 on the 32-ineMber
cOUneil of 'College of Nurses,
attended the meeting on invita-
tion from the local grotip. She
represents the ,Counties, of
Huron, Perth, Oxford, Middlesex
t Elgin, Lambton, Essex and Kent,
She Tad to 'explain the Prop
and answer questions but "the
discussidif betame quite heated.,
She was unable to assure 'the
nurses of what Will be required
for a nurse to regain a certificate
' of competence. • ,
"The college could not prepare
those criteria,'.' she said. "You
are going to 'hive to trust ,the
college to make a decision onithe
proposal. baSedTen the responses
we get, including; your own."
She said the proposal was made
by the college. in the first place
because ."the philosophy is ,that
there is some obsolescence and
then you are. not 'on a standard
with those graduates who are now
'entering practice." .
Because of the misunder-
standings arisin g. from the
proposal, a report is in the in
is "FoCus On Living". Members
dedided on a name. Freedom
Finders. Elected as officers were:
President--Shirley McClure; Vice
President--Doris McClure;
Secretary--Lynne Dodds; Press
Reporter--Valerie Millson.
20 'THE 11 RON Ei POSITOR, FEBRUARY 9 1978
'I' ' mi increaseeage,• .• ,, . . . T he Huron County Board of , present rate was 15 cents per mile
Education voted itself a. 6.5 cent 'and he alw.ays felt it was designed
per Mile mileage rate increase., to cover .costs„ trustees had to
% • Monday ' giving trusteeC mileage drive . somewhere • ou board
rate ,parity With board employees busines:
and officials.
Board Chairman, R. J. Elliott.
also chairMan of. the executive
committee, told the trustees that
able and justified. He added that
the new rate Was the same for
both trustees and employees
which was not the case under the
old system.
John Henderson, atrustee from
Seaforth, asked Mr. Elliott why
the new rate represented such a
. • large increase. He said the
. The 'first meeting pf the
McKillop #2 4-H Club was held on
January 31 at Carolyn
Thom pson, the leader's home.
The theme for the spring project. , from the college clarifyin
terms, she' said.
"We'thought 'the proposal was
clear, obviously we blew it," she
said.
She said her 'perspnal feelings
were that• these courses would,
have to be provided by the
Ministry Of gducAtion. "(don't
want to have these cost added to
my OHIP fees."
'Dee Be n erman of Exeter said,
"Boards' of Education are
screaming- now ther e is not
enough money. Where the hell do
•you thin k.they can get the money
for us for these courses?"
Bet ty ,Cardno of Seafertb,.•
Hu ron County Director of Home
CAre program, who was late
arriving because-of attendance at
another meeting said, "The main
issue is the removal of the
Certificate of competence. We
ea' hat certificate. Certainly
rses ha an obli gation to show
he public e are competent, bill
this co d be pbtained by the
co eg ensuring that the miniiry
of colleges' and universities will
be obliged to provide courses . in
upgrading, that meet the
standards of the college."
The meeting. closed 'shortly
before 11 p.m. with MrS.
McKenzie' urging ttk nurses,.
"Yon. Must' write, you )Rest do
sOrnething, IT we don't, then this'
proposal will go through govern-
ment as it is and T' will have
,restrictions.:'
° .U.R.S.E.
"Nur: s United for Registra-
and Security and Employ-,
ment", takes the following stand
on the proposed policies related'
to issuance:. of certificates of
__co mpetence as set out by the
Colle ge of Nurses-of Ontario. The
pro posal is totally unacceptable to
• , nurses and must not receive
. approval by. either the Minister of
Health, or the Cabinet of the,
Government of Ontario. We take
this position 'because:
'I. In. 1980; and every year
thereafter, thousantis of Ontario
R.N.s aptl R.N.A.s will be refused
renewal Of their current registra-
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