Join ORNANS in expressing this pride and help to promote
Excellence in
Perioperative Nursing

Download a copy of our constitution and bylaws (word | pdf)

Objectives

• To provide educational opportunities for perioperative nurses
• To provide a forum for discussion of issues regarding nursing practice,
  standards and competencies
• To promote and facilitate the exchange of ideas and concerns among
  perioperative nurses throughout the province
• To promote awareness of the role of the perioperative nurse
  

Affiliations

• Operating Room Nurses Association of Canada
• Canadian Nurses Association
• Registered Nurses Association of Nova Scotia 
• Recognition as a special interest group

Activities

• An Annual General Meeting at the end of the fiscal year
• Elections held at the Annual General Meeting
• Recognition for attendance at meetings and/or participation in ORNANS
  activities
• Financial assistance available for educational purposes if funding guidelines
  are met
• Active participation with College of Registered Nurses of Nova Scotia as a special interest group
• Celebration and promotion of Perioperative Nursing during O.R. Nurses' Week in November

Membership

• Download a copy of the membership application form (MS Word)
• Dues collected annually
• All ORNANS members automatically become members of ORNAC
• Active members must work in a perioperative setting and must have a current
  ORNANS registration
• All ORNANS members automatically receive the Canadian Operating Room Nursing Journal when dues are paid by October 31st.
• Associate Members
• Registered Nurses who were previously active in perioperative nursing